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Causes of Homelessness:
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Domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness among women and children.
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Half of all homeless women report that domestic violence is the primary reason for their becoming homeless.
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Many women who leave their abusers have no other option but the streets.
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Leaving an abusive relationship often means leaving property and family income behind.
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Of women who become homeless due to abuse, 40% are not able to find room in a domestic violence shelter.
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The painful experience of being homeless causes some women to return to their abusers.
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There are nearly three times as many animal shelters in the U.S. as shelters for battered women.
Source
Homelessness: Causes and Facts. (n.d.) Chicago Coalition for the
Homeless. Retrieved on August 13, 2001, from http://www.chicagohomeless.org/facts.html#Domestic%20
Violence%20and%20Homelessness
