A CHANGE HAS TAKEN PLACE AMONG ALBUQUERQUE’S HOMELESS POPULATION. STEVE ULIBARRI WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE RESCUE MISSION SAYS MEN ARE NOT THE ONLY HOMELESS IN THE CITY ANYMORE. HE SAYS THERE ARE NOW MORE WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ON THE STREETS.
ULIBARRI TELLS US THESE VARIOUS GROUPS ARE OUT AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY. HE SAYS THE OLDER HOMELESS TEND TO BE MORE VISIBLE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. HE SAYS THE YOUNG STREET PEOPLE OFTEN TRAVEL IN PACKS AND HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO PANHANDLE LATE AT NIGHT ON THE WEST SIDE TO GET MONEY FOR DRUGS OR ALCOHOL.
