A homeless child is defined as a child without a regular, fixed, and adequate nighttime residence. The child may live in a shelter, a temporary home, a motel, a car, a campground, or on the street. Homeless children may also be living temporarily with relatives or friends because of a loss of permanent housing.
There are 8,944 homeless men, women and children in our nation’s capital. Nearly one in five DC residents live at or below the poverty line.
