The number of homeless families has reached an all-time high on the Treasure Coast.  Seventy-six percent of our homeless are family households, most of which have minor children.  This number far exceeds the state-wide average.

The repercussions of this trend reach far into our future.

Homeless women are significantly more likely to have low birth weight babies.  Asthma, cerebral palsy, vision and hearing disorders, low I.Q., poor school performance and social difficulties are among the problems described in The Journal of the American Medical Association.

Others report that homeless children have twice as many health problems, are more likely to go hungry, and have higher rates of developmental delay, depression, anxiety, and behavior problems.

Families in crisis are raising children in crisis.