Homelessness and Single Parent Families

Every year, during the week before Thanksgiving, the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness co-sponsor the "National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week."

Here are a few sobering statistics about homelessness and single parent families^*:

• Families with children made up nearly one quarter of all homeless individuals in 2007.


• Statistically, homeless families are most often headed by single mothers in their 20s.


• Approximately one half of all homeless children are under the age of 5.

If you or someone you know is in need of assistance, contact shelterlistings.org or govbenefits.gov.

Related: Home-sharing for Single Parents | Find a Food Pantry

^{*Source:
"NCH Fact Sheet #12: Homeless Families With Children." National Coalition for the Homeless. June 2008. 19 Nov. 2008 <http://www.nationalhomeless.org/publications/facts/families.html>.}

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