| 1. What percentage of america's homeless children live in shelters? |
B. 24% OF AMERICA'S HOMELESS CHILDREN LIVE IN SHELTERS |
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| 2. How many of america's homeless children are under the age of 5? |
C. 500,000 AMERICAN CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5 ARE HOMELESS.
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| 3. What is the fastest growing segment of the homeless population? |
C. FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ARE THE FASTEST GROWING SEGMENT OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION. |
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| 4. Which state has the highest number of homeless children per capita? |
A: LOUISIANA HAS THE MOST HOMELESS CHILDREN IN AMERICA PER CAPITA…. BUT EVERY STATE HAS HOMELESS CHILDREN |
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| 5. What percentage of school districts in the U.S. receive the Mckinney Vento Funding for Homeless assistance? |
C. ONLY 3% OF DISTRICTS IN EACH STATE GET THE FEDERAL MONEY. |
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| 6. What percentage of Americans are 1 paycheck away from being homeless? |
C. 60% OF AMERICANS ARE 1 PAYCHECK AWAY FROM BEING HOMELESS. |
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| 7. Requests for emergency shelter by families have increased every year since: |
A.1985. |
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| 8. 97% of America's homeless children end up moving locations up to three times every…: |
A.YEAR |
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| 9. 21% of homeless children repeat a grade because |
B. OF ATTENDANCE ISSUES |
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| 10. What do Homeless Education Liaisons help homeless children with? |
A. Assist in enrolling the child immediately, even if they do not have documentation they would normally need.
B. Help youth get immunizations and medical records
C. Help set up transportation services
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE |
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| 11. What percentage of homeless children, receive services that help them with enrollment, attendance and success in school? |
C. 37% |
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| 12. What percentage of homeless children are in preschool programs? |
A. 15%, LESS THAN HALF THE RATE OF ALL CHILDREN NATIONALLY. |
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| 13. What are some signs a child may be experiencing homelessness? |
A. Wears same clothes for several days
B. Does not attend school on days when students bring special treats
C. Unable to complete special projects (no access to supplies)
D. Does not participate in field trips
E. ALL OF THE ABOVE |
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| 14. Homeless children have ___?__ times more stomach problems than other children. |
B. FIVE TIMES MORE |
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| 15. What percentage of homeless children worry about where they will live |
A. 74% |
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| 16. Within a single year what percentage of homeless children are separated from their family and put in foster care? |
C. 22% |
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| 17. Who is the term "Throwaway" used to describe? |
A. kids who have been abandoned at hospitals
B. kids who have been thrown out of their homes
C. kids whose parents have moved away without the child
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE |
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| 18. What percentage of unaccompanied youth report being assaulted or robbed? |
B. AS MANY AS HALF |
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| 19. 32% of fathers of homeless children |
B. ARE IN JAIL OR ON PROBATION |
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| 20. What percentage of homeless families are headed by single mothers
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A. 85% |
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| 21. What percentage of homeless mothers report that their current or most recent3 partner was abusive?
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C. 32% |
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