Poverty climbs among US schoolchildren
In the two years since the onset of the financial crisis in the fall of 2008, the number of children living in poverty increased from 14 million to 16 million, the US Census Bureau reports. The US government estimates that 25 percent of children in America will soon be living in poverty. A staggering 1 out of 4, totaling 1.5 million children, the highest number since the Great Depression are currently homeless in America.
A new report, State of Homelessness in America, highlights that nearly 4 in 10 homeless were living unsheltered, on the street, in a car, or in another place not intended for human habitation.
Hunger
Children without homes are twice as likely to experience hunger as other children.
Two-thirds worry they won’t have enough to eat. More than one-third of homeless children report being forced to skip meals.
How can you help?
Reyes Entertainment encourages everyone to follow this link, http://www.feedingamerica.org and please give generously so that America’s less fortunate can eat. Make a difference right now! Speak with the people you know and people you don’t know, promote the day, and donate to Feeding America. Thank you.
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