Public Service Announcement

Homeless Children : 

Homeless Children Brad GreenFebruary 14, 2012

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Homelessness influences every facet of a child’s life — from conception to young adulthood. The experience of homelessness inhibits the physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and behavioral development of children.

Homeless in the United States : 

Homeless in the United States On any given night, approximately 750,000 men, women, and children are homeless in the US. 56% are living in shelters and transitional housing, while 44% are unsheltered. 41% are persons living in families 98,452 are homeless families

Illinois Homeless Children : 

Illinois Homeless Children Homeless Children in 2010: 57,529 The numbers of homeless children in every state and ranks the states from 1 (best) to 50 (worst) using data and research on the extent of child homelessness, child well-being, risk for child homelessness, and state planning and policy activities. Illinois is ranked 20.

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The number of homeless children in Illinois increased by 88% between 2006 and 2010.

Housing Units for Homeless Families : 

Housing Units for Homeless Families Emergency Shelter: 528 Transitional Housing: 1694 HUD HPRP Program: 61 Permanent Supportive Housing: 1237

Health Problems of Children Below 100% Poverty : 

Health Problems of Children Below 100% Poverty One or more Chronic Conditions: 15% Asthma: 12% ADD/ADHD: 4%

Child Food Security : 

Child Food Security Households with very low food security: 5% Eligible households participating in SNAP: 80%

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It is estimated that some 800 million people in the world suffer from hunger and malnutrition, about 100 times as many as those who actually die from it each year. 75% of these deaths are children under 5. 35,000 children die from malnutrition every day. 12 million children die every year -- that's 23 boys and girls every minute -- of hunger or diseases related to hunger.

Other Abuse : 

Other Abuse Anecdotal accounts from legal service providers and other advocates support these statistics, suggesting that a disproportionate number of women who seek emergency shelter—often with their children—do so because they are fleeing immediate or very recent experiences of domestic or sexual violence.2 In fact, in some regions of the country, nearly one-third of all homeless women are homeless at least in part due to domestic abuse.3