True or False?

1.

America’s small towns and communities are immune to the problem

of homelessness.

2.

Many people think of homelessness as strictly an urban phenomenon.

3.

In sparsely populated areas across America, growing numbers of

impoverished people are struggling to meet the basic human need for

shelter.

4.

Some live in makeshift shelters far from developed areas - in mountain

hollows, forest campgrounds, desert canyons and farmers’ fields.

5.

In desperation, large numbers move from relative to friend to casual

acquaintance, until their only option is sleeping in a vehicle or a

dilapidated structure.

6.

Those who experience homelessness in rural areas are reluctant to seek

help because they are far from established support services and are

hard to reach.

7.

Homelessness in rural America has received far less attention than

urban homelessness.

8.

For rural communities with few health and social services, the burden

of homelessness is particularly heavy.

9.

Money for shelters grows on trees.

10.

Because rural homelessness is not as visible as urban homelessness, a

lack of community awareness and action exists.

11.

A person is only considered homeless when they reside in any of the

following:  (a) places not intended for human habitation such as cars,

parks, sidewalks and abandoned buildings; (b) an emergency shelter;

and (c) transitional housing for homeless persons who originally came

from the streets or an emergency shelter.

12.

Federal priorities and programs tend to be awarded in criteria that

favor urban areas.

13.

Tuolumne County has a homeless shelter with meals, counseling,

prayer and overnight stays for men, women and children.

14.

It takes churches working together, across denominational lines, to

meet current and growing levels of need to help the homeless.

15.

How did you score?  (1, 9, 13 - False.  All other statements - True)

Please help us end homelessness in Tuolumne County.