Early Childhood Homelessness Fact Sheet

School House Connection has updated its comprehensive fact sheet on early childhood homelessness to include the most recent statistics and research on young children who are homeless. Access the resource here.

"Homeless children begin Head Start behind their low-income peers in cognitive, socio-emotional and physical development...The longer a young child experiences homelessness, the more that negative health outcomes are magnified, causing lifelong effects on the child, and in turn, the family and community."