Rural children more than twice as likely to be homeless in Michigan

[TexasTowelie]

There could be more than 15,000 homeless children ages 4 or younger in Michigan, with more than one in 10 in several rural counties lacking stable housing.

That’s the conclusion of a sobering new report that tries to quantify the number of homeless children in the state, and describes the long-term impact on their ability to learn, particularly if they do not receive early support.

The report, released by the Michigan League for Public Policy in collaboration with Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan, estimates the number of homeless children age 4 or younger in Michigan to be 15,565. Of them, 75 percent live in urban counties.

But it’s Michigan’s rural counties that have the highest rates of homelessness ‒ 5.7 percent of children age 0-4 compared to 2.4 percent in urban counties.

Read more: https://www.bridgemi.com/children-families/rural-children-more-twice-likely-be-homeless-michigan

[Ohiogal]

1. I can't imagine being a homeless 4-year-old ....

and it's surprising to learn that many of these homeless kids and families live in rural areas. You usually only think of a homeless problem in cities. I'm sure this problem isn't exclusive to just Michigan.

Well, the GOPee would just tell them to pull themselves up by their bootstraps anyway and quit having kids they can't afford!