Our economy has put many of our most vulnerable citizens, our elderly, at risk of homelessness. Millions of seniors who have fought wars, paid taxes and mortgages only to find themselves victims of our flagging economy.  

•  655,000 Homeless in USA
•  138,098 Homeless Seniors

The Simple Solution is More Income

Inflation has shattered many seniors' retirement plans and has severely cut into the incomes of millions of older Americans who have already retired. They are being affected at a time in their lives when it is virtually impossible to recover.   

•  5 Million Seniors 65+ living below the poverty line
•  2.35 Million paying more than half of their income on rent  

There are many government programs and charities that help senior citizens but none of them provide permanent solutions. There are literally hundreds of overlapping government funded programs and nonprofits.

The Federal Assets Sales and Transfer Act of 2016 requires the federal government to make unused properties available to help the homeless.  Over 15 million American homes — approximately 10% of the country's housing inventory — are vacant.
 

The federal government owns more than 250,000 homes and around 80,000 buildings that are underutilized or not used at all. The problem is "the government doesn’t even know how much unused property it owns. 

Vacant Homes 'Not for Sale or Rent'  

• There are currently 28 vacant homes for every one person experiencing homelessness in the U.S.

Why aren’t they being used to house the homeless?