Maricopa County reports at least 13,000 homeless people at any given time. One in five is under the age of 18. This person would be a single white male between 30-39 years old with at least a high school education or better. He is employable, a year-round resident of Phoenix and homeless for the first time.
Most homeless men say that loss of a job is the primary cause of their homelessness.
The majority of homeless women cite eviction, financial crisis, and domestic violence as the contributors to their situation. CASS serves a total of 400 single men and women at the main shelter. There are 326 men including 62 in the working men's dorm and 9 in rest beds. The women's facility houses 74 women including 9 in the working women's dorm and 5 in rest beds. The family shelter in north Phoenix consists of 30 apartments serving approximately 120 men, women, and children, depending on family size.