Reply #48: I don't think they mean people who just happen to live with grandma

[Pithlet]

on a permanent basis. They're talking about people and families in a transitory position. Those people are still homeless. For instance, let's say a family's home is foreclosed on or they're evicted and they've lost everything in a very short period of time. They crash on grandma's living room floor with what few possessions they have left. They're homeless. They've been displaced. It's not the same thing as permanently moving there and setting up residence on a permanent basis, with jobs, enrolled permanently in the local schools where the kids will go the whole year, etc. Make sense? Yes, I believe they should be included in those numbers. Are they better off than being directly out on the streets? Of course. But they're still homeless. No less than a family staying in a shelter. Now, if they stay and effectively plant themselves with grandma or whomever and establish their address more permanently, then no, I would no longer consider them homeless. As for the trailer parks, I don't believe they're talking about mobile homes. So, yes, I'd categorize them as homeless too.