Homelessness is often assumed to be an urban phenomenon because homeless people are more numerous, more geographically concentrated, and more visible in urban areas. However, people experience the same difficulties associated with homelessness and housing distress in America's small towns and rural areas as they do in urban areas. Some of what has been learned in recent years about the causes, consequences, and strategies for combating homelessness in rural areas is summarized in this document.
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- National Coalition for the Homeless, 2008
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