Among Californians experiencing housing insecurity, adults over the age of 50 are the fastest growing demographic. A new report released in late June by the Marin County Civil Grand Jury found that older seniors priced out of housing now constitute a substantive share of the region’s homeless population.
The influx of older adults falling into homelessness continues to outpace the efforts of the county and community organizations, the jury found. Instead of preventing homelessness,…