What is “chronically homeless” as opposed to homeless?
A chronically homeless person is defined as an unaccompanied adult who is 18 or older with a disabling condition who has either been homeless continuously for a year or more or has had at least four episodes of homelessness in the last three years and must have been living on the street or in an emergency shelter. Chronically homeless people represent only 10 to 20 percent of the homeless population yet they use a disproportionate share of emergency shelter and healthcare services. Read a description of the people Home Again is designed to support. Read the facts on chronic homelessness. Watch the interview with Robert in which he talks about being caught in the cycle of chronic homeless.
