Homelessness Numbers On the Rise As National Homelessness Summit Convenes

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 02: Homeless people line up at the Youth Off The Streets food van and outreach service at Green Park, Darlinghurst on on September 2, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. Tomorrow sees the start of the 2-day National Homelessness Summit in Sydney, following the Government's White Paper "The Road Home - A National Approach To Reducing Homelessness". The conference sees state govenment departments and service agencies combine to reduce homelessness. The City of Sydney conducted a street count of rough sleepers in February 2009, noting 340 people sleeping rough in Sydney CBD and the surrounding suburbs alone. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)