Advocacy & Resources
These statistics underline the devastating toll homelessness takes on mothers and their children.
Homeless mothers must be caring, attentive parents in the worst circumstances.
- 92% have experienced severe physical and/or sexual abuse.
- 50% have had a major depressive episode.
- 33% have a chronic physical health condition.
Homeless children must overcome greater obstacles than their peers.
- 83% have been exposed to a serious violent event.
- They are four times as likely to show delayed development.
- They are twice as likely to have learning disabilities.
- They are three times as likely to have emotional and behavioral problems.
To find out more, please visit the following links:
Facts About Homelessness:
www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets
The National Center on Family Homelessness:
www.familyhomelessness.org
National Alliance to End Homelessness:
www.naeh.org
Campaign to End Child Homelessness:
www.homelesschildrenamerica.org
National Coalition for the Homeless:
www.nationalhomeless.org
Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania:
www.housingalliancepa.org
National Low Income Housing Coalition:
www.nlihc.org
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:
www.cbpp.org
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development:
portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/topics/homelessness
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness:
www.ich.gov