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impact of homelessness on children  

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  • In most American cities, homeless children are situated in a family shelter or transitional housing, although a minority can be found sleeping with other family members in such places as campgrounds or cars. According to a 1989 Government Accounting Office report, on any given night, upwards of 200,000 children are homeless—not counting unaccompanied homeless adolescents. [Source: Encyclopedia of Homelessness; Children, Impact of Homelessness on]

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