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Institute for Children and Poverty, New York, NY. – 2000
This report describes a survey of homeless families from shelters in Kentucky, Tennessee, and the Carolinas. The typical family included a 32-year-old single woman with two young children who was more likely to be African American, had a high school education, and had a 50-50 chance of being employed. Most children attended preschool, most were…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Homeless People