Compared with housed poor children,
homeless children experience:
- Poorer health
- More developmental delays
- More anxiety, depression and
behavioral problems
- Lower educational achievement
Each time a child changes schools; he
or she loses 4-6 months of
academic and developmental time. Moving
just twice in a year can ruin a child’s
chance of success.
Possible Signs of Homelessness
… These characteristics could be
attributed to students with other issues
as well as those students experiencing
homelessness.
- Attendance at several schools
- More than one family at the same
address
- Attention-seeking behavior
- Hunger & hoarding of food
- Poor hygiene & grooming
- Sleeping in class
- Inappropriate dress for the
weather
Some common statements used by
homeless students include:
- We’ve moved a lot.
- We are staying with
relatives/friends while looking for
a place.
- We’re going through a bad
time now.
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