Research indicates that children from low-income families who start kindergarten without first attending a quality education program enter school an estimated 18 months behind their peers.
Many never catch up and are more likely to need special education services and to drop out altogether. Furthermore, they are more likely to up out of work or making less money than the would have otherwise and more will eventually end up in prison.
Currently, there are an estimated 70,633 homeless children living in Florida. Nationally, 1.6 million are homeless throughout the year. (Bare in mind that these numbers are significantly under-counted as many families are afraid to tell anyone they are homeless out of fear of loosing their children).
Despite the growing numbers, homeless children are invisible to the majority of society...they have no voice...
It is up to US to be their voice...
www.nationalhomeless.orgwww.cchomelesscoalition.org
www.homelesschildrenamerica.org
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