Currently, there are over two million homeless people in America.A recent congressional, study predict that nearly 19 million people will face the prospects of homelessness in America in the next 15 years. In New York City, the coalition for the homeless estimates that 100,000 homeless live in New York State , and of that number 70,000 reside in New York City. With the highest unemployment rates in a most a decade , more people are becoming homeless, and as the economy continues to tighten, it is causing financial crises for shelter and serivce-providing agencies. Though nearly all cities still lack sufficient shelter beds and social services, many continue to pass laws prohibiting people experiencing homeless from sleeping outside