Like mental illness, homelessness affects persons of any age, gender, race, ethnicity, or religion. The major reasons and causes for homelessness include loss of income, lack of affordable housing, substance abuse and lack of needed services, mental illness and lack of needed services, domestic violence, prison release and re-entry into society, and lack of affordable healthcare.

For more information, please visit these sites:

HUD
www.hud.gov/homeless/index.cfm

Texas Homeless Network
www.thn.org

Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance
MDHA

The Bridge
The Bridge