ONE CHILD IN 30 IN AMERICA IS HOMELESS - TWO AND A HALF MILLION EASY

NBC NEWS ECONOMY : CHILDREN HOMELESS REPORT  So many families are living on the edge of poverty, that one little setback can push them into the abyss of homelessness... That's about 2.5 million kids, and an 8 percent increase to "an historic high," according to the study from the National Center on Family Homelesness. Just over half are younger than six years old.

“It is pretty alarming,” said center director Carmela DeCandia, who co-authored the report. “Poverty is really the driver,” she said. About 20 percent of American kids live below the poverty line, where even a small financial setback can have catastrophic consequences for a family.

 

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