Black, Hispanic people remain homeless longer in Lexington. City wants to find out why – By Beth Musgrave (Lexington Herald Leader) / March 30, 2022
Black and Hispanic people are experiencing homelessness longer than white people in Lexington, and Hispanic people are returning to homelessness after being housed at much higher rates than white people, data collected by the city’s homeless system shows.
“We need to know why,” said Polly Ruddick, the director of the city’s Office of Homelessness Prevention and Intervention.
As part of a competitive grant process to get funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, homeless systems analyze data collected from homeless services providers to look for racial disparities.
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