Homelessness throughout Riverside County is climbing at an alarming rate with a 12 percent increase over the past year. County officials said immediate solutions are needed to address the troubling rise and help the most vulnerable residents.
“When we think about homelessness in 2023, unsheltered humans, the numbers are absolutely higher,” said Chris Oberg, the CEO of Path of Life Ministries. “The number one cause for homelessness or being unsheltered is a disruption in relationship,” explains Oberg. “Disruption in a marriage, disruption a family member, an aunt, an uncle, a parent who was allowing me to live there, a dissolution of a partnership.”
KTLA's Shelby Nelson reports on May 9, 2023.
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