Season 2 Episode #16 - The Impact of Families and Children Experiencing Homelessness

In My Backyard

Mar 31 2023 | 00:57:22

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Show Notes

Today’s podcast discusses young children and families experiencing homelessness, and the impact this has on them while they are unhoused and in the long-term. The 2020 Los Angeles County Homeless Count tells us that 63,706 individuals were unhoused that year. Children and families make up 19% of that total. Specifically, in 2020, 7,491 children under […]

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