The escalating crisis of homelessness in the U.S. has reached new heights, with an 18% increase this past year. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s recent report states that more than 771,000 individuals were found to be experiencing homelessness, as documented in a count conducted over a single night in January. These figures represent people living in emergency shelters, transitional housing, or without shelter, as reported by Al Jazeera.