A unique educational event on Capitol Hill this week will allow homeless children to share their experiences with national lawmakers and students around the country. Available to schools by satellite, the event will feature a panel of children talking with lawmakers about being homeless and about helping homeless people. Legislators will share their views on how to address homelessness, and answer questions from the audience of more than 200 children and from participating schools in at least 36 states.
Homelessness can happen to anyone for the most unexpected reason.
I hope people listen closely, understand, and try to do more. This is a very serious problem and not one of choice. You don't have to be rich to help. A little goes a long way. After staying in a shelter, then living in a motel, she and her family were finally left with nowhere else to go.