So during the 202324 school year, roughly 20,195 Wisconsin Public School students lacked a fixed or regular place to stay at night. Wisconsin faces a shortage of more than 59,500 affordable rental homes for low income households statewide. In Milwaukee County, 885 people were experiencing homelessness in the January 2024 Point in Time count. Now we'll talk a little bit about poverty. Poverty hits Milwaukee the hardest, especially for Black Milwauke. So 30% of Black residents in Milwaukee live below the poverty line, which is the highest rate among major US metropolitan areas. (00:39–00:51)
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