news//Okay, NOW it's a Depression.
Sep. 18th, 2008 11:07 pmIn hard times, tent cities rise across the country
.Nearly 61 percent of local and state homeless coalitions say they've experienced a rise in homelessness since the foreclosure crisis began in 2007, according to a report by the National Coalition for the Homeless. The group says the problem has worsened since the report's release in April, with foreclosures mounting, gas and food prices rising and the job market tightening.