HOMELESSNESS...ex offenders

* Almost 1 million people per year are released from prisons and jails nationwide 'with no place to live'.

* Ex offenders are typically turned down for leasing in both the public and private housing sector.

* Ex offenders reduce their chances of getting hired for employment by 60% compared to non offenders.

* In addition to not being able to find employment, ex offenders must somehow find the money to pay for court costs, probation fees, child support and restitution, or face possible reincarceration.

* Over 1/3 of federal prisoners are first offense, non violent drug related offenders.

* Possession of marijuana in 'any' amount can lead to a misdemeanor, which has the same alienating, life altering effect as a felony.

Over 36 million children in this country are born to a single parent household. Almost 4 million children have no parent living at home at all. IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT!

The next time you meet an ex offender, don't judge, the only survival skills they know could have been the one's they were taught on the streets.

HOMELESSNESS...Working On A Cure!

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