How Bay Area Homelessness Compares Globally

<p>Many people in our community are experiencing homelessness -- about 35,000 throughout the Bay Area at last count. Matthew Schmitz was shocked by how wealth and poverty exist side by side when he moved to the Mission District of San Francisco. He wanted to know how homelessness here compares to other places around the world.</p><p>*This audio has been updated to correct an error. A previous version misstated the number of NYC public school children experiencing homelessness. We regret the error.</p><p>Additional Reading</p> From New York to Helsinki: What the Bay Area Can Learn When...