This report is the result of a multi-agency effort to take stock of the nature of homelessness in the state of Michigan. The report includes both quantitative and qualitative analyses of data provided from samples of 103 providers of services to the homeless and 593 homeless adults. Findings suggest basic agreement between the service providers, educators, advocates and the homeless adults themselves about the causes of homelessness in Michigan. The most consistent precipitating factor that lead to homelessness in Michigan include domestic violence, evictions by landlords or other family members, poverty or unemployment and substance abuse. The study suggests that the nature of homelessness in Michigan is no different than in other industrial states and that clients of homeless programs are in need of much more than shelter (author).
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