Why do people in Sandy experience homelessness?

Here in Sandy there are individuals and families experiencing homelessness for many different kinds of reasons. Common reasons why someone may lose their housing or find it difficult to find stable housing include:

• Affordable housing crisis (unable to find rent that they can afford)
• Sudden loss of a job 
• Trauma such as domestic violence, sexual violence, or child abuse
• Eviction (both for cause, and no cause evictions)
• Mental or emotional health issues
• Property Foreclosure
• Mobile home park closure
• Death of the primary wage earner in the family
• Drug or alcohol addiction
• Natural disasters

If you'd like to learn more about this complex issue, please visit the National Alliance to End Homelessness, which is a nonpartisan organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States.