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CrispyQ

(41,001 posts)
1. Believe the children.
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 10:16 AM
Yesterday

Unless they tell you they're hungry & don't have a bed to sleep in. Then you tell them, "You're on your own."

During the 2022-2023 school year, public schools identified nearly 1.4 million homeless students, which was a 14 percent rise from the previous school year. But schools are likely under-identifying the number of kids who are homeless. From 2023 to 2024, families with children had the biggest year-over-year increase in homelessness compared to any other group.


This is so heartbreaking.

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