Homelessness - Did you know.... ... a person working full time at minimum wage can only afford to pay $377 for rent? ... a person receiving SSI can only afford to pay $202? ... of the nearly 10,000 homeless people in Hillsborough County, 41 percent are experiencing homelessness for the first time?  ...  nearly 90 percent of our homeless neighbors were living in Florida when they became homeless? (2009 census) ... a person receiving the average SSI (Supplemental Security Income) benefit of $637 a month can afford to pay no more than $191 a month for rent? The fair market rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hillsborough County is $730 a month. (Source: 2007-2008 Out of Reach Report, National Low Income Housing Coalition)