American’s Homeless Child : Faces, Facts and Stats
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008A summary of our homeless child
America’s Homeless Children : More Than One Million Homeless Children
? At least 1.35 million children are homeless during a year’s time.
? One any given day 800,000 people are homeless in the United States, including 200,000 children in homeless
families.
? Families with children are among the fastest growing segment of the homeless population.
? Most children living with homeless parents are very young (42% are under the age of 6 years).
? Family homelessness is increasing. Requests for emergency shelter by families have increased every