Hundreds of thousands of homeowners who can no longer afford their mortgages are facing foreclosure–what is happening to these families?
“I think there are a few bumps before a family ends up at a shelter door,” said Phyllis Ryan, director of the Philadelphia Committee to End Homelessness. “When someone loses their house, they usually return to renting, or sharing a home with family or friends.”

For over two decades the phrase "homeless veteran" called to mind an image of a young – and now aging – male veteran from the Vietnam era.
"Years ago, women made up about two percent of our homeless population nationwide," says Marsha Four, program director for Homeless Veterans Service, a program through the Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service and Education Center. "Now they make up at least five to six percent of the homeless veterans population."

The image of a homeless veteran is changing.