2.5M American children live in shelters, on the streets, and in cars. According to naehcy.org, Nearly 1.2M U.S. school children were homeless at some point during the 2011-2012 school year .
Tag Archives: poverty
VIOLENCE & TRAUMA
Globally, over 31,000 children are murdered by adults yearly. In 2012, 6.3M reported cases of child abuse in the U.S.
CHILD LABOR
Globally, 150M, ages 5-14 are victims of child labor, over 15,000 in U.S., 1.2M victims of sex trafficking. http://www.hrw.org/support-care
POVERTY
Globally, 1B children under the age of 18 live in poverty. 14.7M American children live in poverty. Poverty leads to higher absenteeism and school dropouts.
HUNGER
Globally, 2.5M children die annually from malnutrition, 66 M children attend school hungry, 15M U.S. children suffer from hunger
HEALTH & WELLBEING
Globally: 2M children die annually from preventable diseases, 1 in 4 American children suffer from lack of access to medical, dental, & mental health care.
