#BeInformedNYC No. 2

ISSUE NO. 2 #Belnformed NYC Informing Candidates and Voters about Poverty and Homelessness in NYC How many homeless children are there in New York City? More than you think. lin14 New York City children is homeless - living in the city shelter system, staying with family or friends, or sleeping with no roof overhead Typically, children living in shelter are... and live with their mother and a sibling. under 6 ICPH Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness To learn more, log onto www.ICPHusa.org or email [email protected]. www.ICPHusa.org Sources: New York State Technical and Education Assistance Center for Homeless Students (NYS-TEACHS). Student hformation Repos- itory System (SAS), 2011-12: National Center on Family Homelessness, America's Youngest Outcasts, 2010, U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 Population Estimates: New York City Department of Homeless Services, Critical Activites Report-Fiscal Year 2011; US. Department of Housing and Urban Development, AHAR Exchange Public Reports 2011.