NEW YORK OBSERVER-"Homeless children may become "left-back" generation"

[Lady Freedom Returns]

Rising Number of Homeless Students in NYC Creates Social, Economic Strain
By Erica Sloan | 07/03/14 11:00am

With the number of homeless children in New York City a startling 76,816 in the 2012-13 school year from 68,371 in the previous year, according to the Independent Budget Office, shelters are now housing more children than adults.

The statistics, released by the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness (ICPH) Wednesday, have generated equal parts concern for homeless children’s mental wellness now and in the future and the economic costs for the state related to their low ability to succeed in school.

Director of the ICPH Dona Anderson explained to the Observer the source of the issue. “While the economy is improving, it is not improving across the board. We’ve found that people are staying in shelters for much longer time periods – when it used to be about 3-6 months, it’s now, on average, well over a year.”

Read more @ http://observer.com/2014/07/rising-number-of-homeless-students-in-nyc-creates-social-economic-strain/#ixzz36UdB9i1n

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Lady Freedom Returns.

[WhiteTara]

2. Almost 77,000 homeless children in one city

is staggering. We must change course our we are doomed to living in hell.

[Mnemosyne]

3. K&R, because it matters much. nt

[reddread]

4. are there no workhouses?

[freshwest]

5. Hard to imagine so many homeless in such a wealthy place as NYC. Not covered by the WSJ?