The American Economy and America’s Homeless Children

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Published: Tuesday, 23 October 2012 18:09
Written by Andi Buerger

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Downward spiraling of the American economy is not solely responsible for the rise in teen homelessness in the U.S.; but is has had its effect. When families no longer have safe shelter to live in, when they have been forced to give up what they know as home due to the foreclosure debacle, when families cannot qualify to rent even the smallest apartment or motel room for safe shelter, children will take to the streets looking for alternatives or a way to get their basic needs met.

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