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As of September 2008, there are about 2,000 families and 2,900 homeless individuals in Massachusetts shelters.

This is an increase of 143 families and 93 individuals from September 2007.

17 days: The average stay in these shelters.

In 2007, 27 homeless families were moved to motels and hotels, because the shelters were over capacity.

In 2008, this number skyrocketed to over 500 homeless families.

Many of the 19,666 people on the Boston Housing Authority's waiting list are homeless, indicating that public housing is also limited.

Source for statistics and chart: "Homelessness Hits Record High," Boston Globe. Click here to read the full article.