The Mayor's Report for Boston, MA reported that the 2001 census counted 6,000 homeless people, including about 2,000 families. The report additionally explained that the number of people experiencing homelessness in Boston increased four percent over the last year, but with a decrease in street homelessness resulting from targeting housing efforts.
According to the www.mahomeless.org website, there are thirteen different individual shelters in the Boston, MA area. Some of the shelters cater only to men, some cater only to women and some to both men and women. Out of the thirteen shelters reported, there are 323 beds available for either men or women, 258 beds available for women only and 1,209 beds available for men only.
The Mayor's Report noted that 20.40% of people live below the poverty line meaning that their income does not cover their necessities.
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