1 in 10 homeless adults are veterans, here’s how you can help them and others stay safe and warm during the polar vortex

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• Cold temperatures can be life threatening, especially to the homeless population. 
• The polar vortex that's brought below-freezing temperatures to many major cities in the US has already led to a number of deaths. 
• There are roughly 553,000 homeless people in the US on any given night, and approximately 11% of the adult homeless population are veterans. 
• There are a number of ways you can help at-risk populations during cold weather events. 

The polar vortex that's brought blistering temperatures to many parts of the US, especially states in the Midwest, has already claimed at least 11 lives. 

This weather event is life-threatening, especially to folks without proper shelter.

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