Did You Know? - Upward Transitions

Approximately 70% of the people experiencing homelessness in the United States have no form of identification.

They have no ID, no birth certificate, no passport, and no social security card, and they usually have no way to get one.

Without some form of identification, you cannot get a job, a home, medical treatment, benefits, a hotel room, space in most homeless shelters, and more.

**109,300 households in our community are paying more than 50% of their income on housing, and 33% of single-parent families with related children are below the poverty level.**

The 2022 spotlight on poverty and opportunity report states oklahoma’s poverty rate of 15.2% is 1.8% points higher than the nation as a whole.

In 2023, 17,868 evictions were filed in Oklahoma County. There were 8,602 judgements resulting in eviction.

61% of these evictions were households with children.

It is estimated that if those evicted in 2023 experienced only one day of homelessness, the taxpayer cost is $2,047,964.

Children who have adverse childhood experiences (ACE), such as homelessness, are more likely to suffer from asthma, heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, kidney disease, and mental illness.