“One in 400 Americans is homeless” clarifies that “Men and women make up 25% of the homeless, exceeding previous estimates of 10-15%. “Families with children make up 42% of the total” (Kasindorf par 21). The 2013 Annual Assessment Report (AHAR) submitted to Congress reported that “over one-fifth of homeless people are children” (Katel par 22). “Housing the Homeless” confirms: “Nearly 140,000 veterans remained in shelters at some point in 2012” (Katel par 59). Many veterans return home physically and mentally damaged. “Why Wounded Warriors Sleep in Dumpsters” agrees: Many of them are chronically condemned to wander our streets because the trauma they endured while serving our country has left them profoundly brain damaged or disabled with terrible psychiatric conditions such as Post-traumatic stress and paranoid schizophrenia. . These war wounds are physically invisible, but are no less life-threatening (Tribe par