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'''Homelessness''' continues to be a problem in [[Charlottesville]]. In 2009, the [[Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission]] found that there were 232 homeless individuals in the region during its 2009 [[Point in Time]] count.  That number increased to 274 people, as measured on January 26, 2010<ref>Dixit, Rachana. "Homeless Numbers Rise amid Slump | Charlottesville Daily Progress." Charlottesville Daily Progress. 7 Apr. 2010. Web. 08 Apr. 2010. <http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/homeless_numbers_rise_amid_slump/54521/>.</ref>.  
'''Homelessness''' continues to be a problem in [[Charlottesville]]. In 2009, the [[Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for the Homeless]] found that there were 232 homeless individuals in the region during its 2009 [[Point in Time]] count.  That number increased to 274 people, as measured on January 26, 2010<ref>Dixit, Rachana. "Homeless Numbers Rise amid Slump | Charlottesville Daily Progress." Charlottesville Daily Progress. 7 Apr. 2010. Web. 08 Apr. 2010. <http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/homeless_numbers_rise_amid_slump/54521/>.</ref>.  


The City of Charlottesville has contributed to the capital costs of a 60-unit [[Single Room Occupancies|single room occupancy]] facility to be built at the corner of 4th Street and Preston Avenue.


One potential solution is the construction of [[Single Room Occupancies|single room occupancy]] units, a potential new type of facility whose use is being studied by the [[Charlottesville Planning Commission]]<ref>30 Apr. 2009. Charlottesville Tomorrow. Sean Tubbs. 2 May 2009. [http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/04/single_room.html 'Charlottesville Planning Commission studies “permanent housing for the homeless”']</ref>.


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 13:22, 8 April 2010

Homelessness continues to be a problem in Charlottesville. In 2009, the Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for the Homeless found that there were 232 homeless individuals in the region during its 2009 Point in Time count. That number increased to 274 people, as measured on January 26, 2010[1].

The City of Charlottesville has contributed to the capital costs of a 60-unit single room occupancy facility to be built at the corner of 4th Street and Preston Avenue.


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Notes

  1. Dixit, Rachana. "Homeless Numbers Rise amid Slump | Charlottesville Daily Progress." Charlottesville Daily Progress. 7 Apr. 2010. Web. 08 Apr. 2010. <http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/homeless_numbers_rise_amid_slump/54521/>.