America's Youngest Outcasts: State Report Card on Child Homelessness

Florida News

Florida

3/11/09
Orlando Sentinel “Florida among worst in U.S. for homeless kids”

3/14/09
St. Petersburg Times “Florida One of the Worst States for Growing Problem: Homeless Children”

4/13/09
South Florida Sun-Sentinel “Number of Homeless Children in Florida Increasing, Advocates Say”

5/6/09
USA Today “Economic Casualties Pile into Tent Cities”

5/18/09
USA Today “Boy, 11, On Trek to Help Homeless Kids”

6/28/09
Pensacola News Journal “Homeless Children in Our Midst”

7/4/09
Jacksonville.com “Orlando teen stops in Jacksonville on his 1,100 mile walk to Washington, DC”

7/5/09
Pensacola News Journal “Reginald T. Dogan: No child should be homeless

7/10/09
South Florida Sun-Sentinel “Number of babies in homeless shelters increasing”

Florida RANKS

Extent of child homelessness 29
Child well-being 36
Risk for child homelessness 37
State policy and planning Moderate
Overall rank 43

*States ranked 1-50 1=best, 50=worst