Who Needs Us?
The Main Street Mission Report on Homeless
- From January 2000 to September 1, 2000, 81 Men have signed the contact to stay at the Mission.
- Weekly we are unable to help from 4 to 12 Families ( Families being other than a single man)
- People sleeping in the cars, tents in the woods, behind buildings, and in the parks.
Causes of people becoming homeless that live in the area.
- Sickness in the family can cause not enough money for rent and then they are evicted.
- Husbands abandoning their families and taking the money.
- Families living together and then not being able to cope with each other and then one family is out in the street.
- This year high utility bills are forcing some families out of their homes.
Mother Asks for Help
"I am a mother of three children, and I work hard everyday for my three
children. I am the only one working, and I have had almost all of my utilities
shut off. I am hitting hard times now. Sometimes I really don't know how I
am going to make it. I have to because of my children. They are everything
to me." -K.W.
Families That Move Into The Area
These families come to the River Valley because of all the great jobs here.
They do not know that this is a transit area making all deposits very high.
Because of this they end up in a motel and it takes all their money.
HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH RUSSELLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT REPORT |
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School
Year |
Total
For Year |
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1993-1994 |
78 |
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1994-1995 |
129 |
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1995-1996 |
100 |
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1996-1997 |
209 |
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(Hispanic
14) |
(White
177) |
(Black
18) |
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1997-1998 |
218 |
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(Hispanic
10) |
(White
174) |
(Black
25) |
(Oriental
3) |
(Other
1) |
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1998-1999 |
180 |
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1999-2000 |
51 |
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| 2003-2004 | 134 | |||
| 2004-2005 | 128 | |||
| 2005-2006 | 157 | |||
By:
Brenda Cogburn - Homeless Coordinator |
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The
information regarding 1999-2000 is based solely upon Second Semester. The
first semester and part of second semester the money for Brenda Kirkpatrick
was not available. Therefore her records only show 51 homeless.
Victims of Natural Disasters
The Main Street Mission provided help for those who were displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in August and September 2005.
