During the 2005- 2006 School Year, About 1.5 Million Children Were Homeless

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Children's Services In the United States, about 1.5 million children were homeless at least once during the 2005-2006 school year; this number is expected to increase for the 2008-2009 school year due to economic turbulence. The national average was about 2.0%, or one in every 50 children. In states with the lowest percentages of homeless children, the rate was less than 0.75%. The states with the lowest percentages were Rhode Island, New Jersey, Connecticut, Hawaii, Oklahoma, and New Hampshire. Overall, about 75% of homeless children were in 11 states . . .