Homeless Kids

Take Action to Help Homeless Kids Now

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted 05.29.2012

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Kevin M. Ryan

If homeless children don't have a permanent place to stay, shouldn't they be able to get the help designated for them, without having to prove their status, or wallow in red tape while missing out on a childhood?

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Congress Warned 'Toxic Stress' Dooms Homeless Children To Lifelong Poverty

Posted 02.17.2012

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After the Apontes lost their Long Island home and moved into a motel, Yolanda and her husband began worrying about their youngest son, who had turned ...

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Saki Knafo

They Live In Motels And On Friends' Couches, But Are These Kids Homeless?

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 02.12.2012

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Homeless kids have the right to an education. That's the basic rationale behind the McKinney-Vento Act of 1987, a law meant to ensure that homeless ki...

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LeAnn Rimes Profiles Homeless Kids In 'Give' Music Video

Danielle Cadet | Posted 11.14.2011

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LeAnn Rimes doesn't just sing about giving in her new music video, she invited homeless Chicago kids to tell their stories too, USA Today reports. ...

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Schools For Homeless Students Grow By As Much As 74 Percent

Education Week | Michelle D. Anderson | Posted 06.11.2011

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When Sarita Fuentes thinks of homelessness, she doesn't conjure the stereotypical image of a disheveled older man pushing a shopping cart through an u...

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Cold Nights on the Boardwalk

Judy Ranan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judy Ranan

There aren't many places for homeless kids to go when it rains in L.A. StandUp For Kids wants to build an outreach center in Venice to help these poor children who deserve a much better life.

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Teen Walks From Florida To DC To Raise Awareness For Homeless Kids

Huffington Post | Johanna Smith | Posted 11.17.2011

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David Ashby, a 14 year old honor-roll student from central Florida, is planning to spend the summer walking the 1,100 miles from Orlando to Washington...

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Yes, America Has AIDS Orphans -- Lots

Chris Norwood | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Norwood

As Madonna and Angelina Jolie comb the world for orphans, American children who have lost parents to AIDS seem to have no celebrity champions.

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