During Australia's last census, researchers noted a rapid rise in the number of older homeless women -- up 31% in five years -- and there's no sign the trend has slowed down since.
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Gold Coast, Australia Faye sits on a couch, her long hair twisted into a gray braid that comes down to her waist. Her pale blue eyes fill with tears as she describes how she became homeless and her terror of what may happen if she's not able to find a permanent place to stay."I'll be happy if I can just get a little roof over my head," Faye says, pausing to correct herself."A safe roof over my head.
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