KPIX KPIX 5 News At 530pm July 12, 2024
Climbs. It is unacceptable. Andrea burton is the ceo of home first which serves more than 5000 on housed individuals in Santa Clara County annually. She attributes that rising death toll to the aging homeless population. Is the age they are coming down with heart issues, lung issues, and unfortunately they are dying. More people than ever before are aging into homelessness. Back in the 90s only 11 of people experiencing homelessness were over the age of 50. Now more than 50 are, more than half of those people became homeless for the first time after turning 50. Most people in Santa Clara Count...