this is the funniest subreddit ever. The top two posts are about the deprogram sub, second one is the clutching pearls begging for it to be banned
https://www.reddit.com/r/AgainstHateSubreddits/comments/146n2z4/rthedeprogram_must_be_banned_for_nearconstant/
I didn't realize it was even that many people. But yeah that "homeless" label is definitely hiding some bad stuff.
My understanding is that there were few if any starvation deaths recorded. The US had enough other agricultural regions that with some serious government interventions they were able to keep people from starving to death, although there was a lot of serious hunger.