QUIZ

Take our short quiz to test your knowledge on America's homeless problem:

1. What percentage of america's homeless children live in shelters?
a. 10
b. 24
c. 56

2. How many of america's homeless children are under the age of 5?
a. 50,000
b. 100,000
c. 500,000

3. What is the fastest growing segment of the homeless population?
a. Single Men
b. Teenagers
c. Families with Children

4. Which state has the highest number of homeless children per capita?
a. Texas
b. Louisiana
c. Tennessee
d. South Carolina

5. What percentage of school districts in the U.S. receive the Mckinney Vento Funding for Homeless assistance?
a. 80%
b. 40%
c. 3%

6. What percentage of Americans are 1 paycheck away from being homeless?
a. 20%
b. 40%
c. 60%

7. Requests for emergency shelter by families have increased every year since:
a. 1985
b. 1997
c. 2001

8. 97% of America's homeless children end up moving locations up to three times every…
a. Year
b. 3 Years
c. 8 Years
d. 12 Years

9. 21% of homeless children repeat a grade because
a. they aren't smart academically
b. of attendance issues
c. of lack of enrollment documents

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

11. What percentage of homeless children, receive services that help them with enrollment, attendance and success in school?
a. 92%
b. 63%
c. 37%

12. What percentage of homeless children are in preschool programs?
a. 15%
b. 35%
c. 58%

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

14. Homeless children have ___?__ times more stomach problems than other children.
a. 2 times more
b. 5 times more
c. 9 times more

15. What percentage of homeless children worry about where they will live
a. 74%
b. 43%
c. 21%

16. Within a single year what percentage of homeless children are separated from their family and put in foster care?
a. 2%
b. 11%
c. 22%

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

18. What percentage of unaccompanied youth report being assaulted or robbed?
a. None
b. As many as half
c. 98%

19. 32% of fathers of homeless children
a. Have problems with drugs or alcohol
b. Are in jail or on probation
c. Are unemployed
d. Have physical or mental health problems

20. What percentage of homeless families are headed by single mothers?
a. 85%
b. 64%
c. 14%

20. What percentage of homeless mothers report that their current or most recent partner was abusive?
a. 2%
b. 12%
c. 32%