Head Start Children & Families Experiencing Homelessness: Trends, Characteristics & Program Services

The report was issued in September 2017 by the Office for the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) within the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The topics include statistics on homelessness among families and children participating in Head Start, and trends from 2006 to 2016. The number of children in Head Start experiencing homelessness at some point during the program year has nearly doubled over time, from 20,647 (2.2% of all Head Start children) in 2006-2007 to 35,270 (4.2%) in 2015-2016 . . .