Statistics & Data

National

The number of homeless is difficult to determine because estimates vary depending on the methodology used. Numbers also vary substantially depending on whether a measurement is taken on a single night or over the course of a given year.
According to a statement from the National Alliance to End Homelessness, "most Americans underestimate how the problem of homelessness affects families. About 600,000 families and 1.35 million children experience homelessness in the United States.”

Idaho

Nez Perce County

The minimum wage in Idaho as of July 24, 2009 is $7.25/hour (US Department of Labor). That means that before tax wages of a single parent working 40 hours/week is $1160/mon or $13,920/year.
Yet if you run the numbers on the Economic Policy Institute website, you will find that a single parent with 2 children would need to earn $38,091/year just to meet the basic needs in Nez Perce County.
This does not cover saving for an emergency, unexpected medical bills, or funds for a savings account.
All families living in poverty are simply one paycheck away from becoming completely homeless.

Lewiston & Clarkston Valley

The Lewiston School District had 80 homeless students in the 2010-20011 school year.
There were homeless students enrolled in Clarkston School District during 2010-2011.

Family Promise of Lewis Clark Valley

Family Promise of Lewis Clark Valley opened on August 3, 2008 to confront the issues that face families in crisis. Our mission is to partner together to provide positive solutions for homeless families in our community.
To date, we have served 37 families, including 60 children, that were in crisis in our valley. We provided 7343 meals, provided 11,591 bednights, and work with 20 Partner churches and are growing.

Family Promise of Lewis Clark Valley, Inc.

720 16th Avenue #41

Lewiston, ID

83501

Phone: (208) 798-3349

E-mail: steve@familypromiselc.org

Executive Director

Steve Thomas

Lewiston & Clarkston Valley

•The Lewiston School District had 80 homeless students during the 2010-2011 school year.

•There were 283 homeless students enrolled in Clarkston School District during the 2010-2011 school year.

Family Promise of Lewis Clark Valley

• Family Promise of Lewis Clark Valley opened on August 3, 2008 to confront the issues that face families in crisis. Our mission is to partner together to provide positive solutions for homeless families in our community.

• To date, we have served 40 families, including 64 children, that were in crisis in our valley. In 2010, we provided 7,343 meals, provided 11,591 bednights, and worked with over 20 Partner churches and growing.

• The YWCA had 890 requests for services that were turned away from the homeless shelter for all of 2010, and 217 turned away from January – March 2011

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