Posted on August 4, 2017 by Cayte Bosler in Vice Vice, By Cayte Bosler Tonight, over 61,000 people in New York City will fall asleep in a municipal shelter. Of those, roughly 15,000 are single adults, with an approximate ratio of one female for every three males; 15,200 are families of primarily female-led households, including nearly 23,000 children. About half of those children are under the age of five. Thousands more will sleep on the streets, although the exact number is hard to determine. The Coalition for the Homeless — a non-profit that works through litigation, public education, and direct services to benefit the daily lives of New York’s homeless population — is there to help them.
