The Scale of Homelessness







Source: National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. (1990). Out of sight–Out of mind? A report on anti-homeless laws, litigations, and alternatives in 50 United States. Washington, DC: Author.
•Up to two million people will experience homelessness this year.
•Approximately half of these people will be children
and youth.
•Families are the fastest-growing segment of the homeless population.
Contact the state homeless education coordinator to find out how many homeless children were identified in the most recent child estimate for your state and locality.
Use school district data to share how widespread the issue of homelessness is in the local community.
Share the number of shelters in the school district to give the audience a sense of the scale of the issue.