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Homeless children in the United States: [124] The number of homeless children reached record highs in 2011, [125] 2012, [126] and 2013 [127] at about three times their number in 1983. [126] [needs update] The number of homeless children in the US grew from 1.2 million in 2007 to 1.6 million in 2010.
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Recent studies suggest that food insecurity in the United States has doubled overall and tripled among households with children since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. [109] [110] Food security rates can be predicated by the national unemployment rate because food insecurity is measured by both access to food and ability to afford it. [109]
According to 2020 studies, the number of homeless students had reached its highest level in the last ten years. More than 1.5 million students live with their families or acquaintances due to the loss of their homes. According to the National Homeless Education Center, 7% of homeless students live in abandoned buildings or cars. [3]
Mental illness in Alaska is a current epidemic that the state struggles to manage. The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness stated that as of January 2018, Alaska had an estimated 2,016 citizens experiencing homelessness on any given day while around 3,784 public school students experienced homelessness over the course of the year as well. [10]
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The United States government responded to food insecurity with several programs, one of which being the Domestic Nutrition Assistance Programs (DNAPs). Other programs include the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Special Supplement Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and food pantries and emergency ...
Homelessness, also known as houselessness or being unhoused or unsheltered, is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and functional housing.It includes living on the streets, moving between temporary accommodation with family or friends, living in boarding houses with no security of tenure, [1] and people who leave their homes because of civil conflict and are refugees within their country.