Homelessness In America

Tischler had quite a bit to say about homelessness in America. It is a serious problem effecting 300,000 to 700,000 people in the United States on any given day.# It pains me to think of this many people sleeping on the streets of the U.S. at night. Although Tischler admits in his book that the demographics are hard to verify, it is estimated that families with children make up 36% of the homeless. # It was painful to …

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