Mr. John Van Etten, is the Homeless Management Information Systems coordinator for Sullivan County for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) cited a large increase in the homeless persons. Some of the possible reasons for this increase are foreclosure and economic downturn. Click here to read the full article.

The Greenville County School, SC system is experiencing a sharp increase of 500 homeless students in the district. School officials state the dramatic increase is due to the rise in unemployment and foreclosure. For the full article, read here.