Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Contents:
What is homelessness? -- Why do people become homeless? -- Homelessness and children -- Addiction and homelessness -- Staying clean and healthy -- Mental health -- Working and earning -- Helping the homeless.
Summary:
Describes homelessness in the United States and its causes, focusing on how homelessness affects children and what readers can do to help those in need.
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