• Each year, more than 1.5 million children are homeless in America
• Among industrialized nations, the U.S. has the highest number of homeless women and children
• Homeless families are 34% of the total homeless population
• One in seven U.S. households have severe housing cost burdens which place them at risk for homelessness
• 15% of all families and 32% of single-parent families in the U.S. live below the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), although on average families need an income about twice the FPL to meet basic needs
• One full-time worker earning minimum wage cannot afford a one-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rate anywhere in the U.S.
• The average wait for public housing is 20 months
• The average wait for a Section 8 Voucher is 35 months
• 84% of homeless families are headed by single females
• 29% of adults in homeless families are working
• 92% of homeless mothers experienced severe physical or sexual violence during their lifetimes
• Homeless children are four times as likely to have health problems are their non-homeless peers, and have:

- four times as many respiratory infections
- twice as many ear infections
- five times more gastrointestinal problems
- four times more likely to have asthma

• Homeless children are three times more likely to have severe emotional or behavioral problems as their non-homeless peers
• Homeless children are four times more likely to have delayed development than their non-homeless peers