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At the end of the 2010-2011 school year, there
were 1,143 homeless students attending Palm Beach County public schools.
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Out of the 1,143 students, 289 are
unaccompanied youth.
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Palm Beach County ranks 5th in the state of
Florida for the highest number of students living in emergency or transitional
shelters, FEMA trailers, or abandoned in hospitals.
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In 2011, the daily numbers of homeless persons
in the state of Florida totaled 56,771.
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In Florida, 40% of the homeless population are
families with children.
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There are 3,228 people (2,325 households)
homeless on any given day in Palm Beach County as defined by the state of
Florida.
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Children experiencing homelessness are sick
four times more often than their peers.
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From 2010-2011 there was a 12% reduction in
the number of veterans experiencing homelessness.
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Over 1.5 million children in the United States
are homeless each year, or 1 out of 50.
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Nearly one in six Americans live in poverty. A
record 46.2 million. These numbers have not been this high since The Great
Depression.
