Resident: Josh Reslow, 23, and his
girlfriend Brittney Hines, 25, are seen outside the tent city erected
outside the eastern edge of downtown Detroit
- A tent city which includes 11 residents and seven tents has sprouted in the in the shadow of a resurgent downtown Detroit
- The city's homeless numbers swelled over the past decade as jobs disappeared during the national foreclosure crisis
- All told, about 16,200 of Detroit's 680,000 residents — almost 2.4 percent — are believed to be living on the streets or in temporary shelters
- Detroit is forecast this week to experience chilly weather, with temperatures in the 40s, plus rain and flurries
- That doesn't account for other types of homelessness, such as teens going from friend to friend and families living in motels
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