Its impact on children is particularly traumatizing. Federal investments in the early education, health, and nutrition of homeless children are critical to ensuring they have a better start in life. These important programs include: the Child Care Development Block Grant, Head Start and Early Head Start, the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program, the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs, Child and Adult Care Food Program, WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women.
Each year, hundreds of thousands of American families become homeless, including more than 1.5 million children. While homelessness takes its toll on adults, its impact on children is particularly traumatizing. Federal investments in the early education, health, and nutrition of homeless children are critical to ensuring they have a better start in life. These important programs include: the Child Care Development Block Grant, Head Start and Early Head Start, the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program, the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs, Child and Adult Care Food Program, WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children), Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) programs.
Its impact on children is particularly traumatizing. Federal investments in the early education, health, and nutrition of homeless children are critical to ensuring they have a better start in life. These important programs include: the Child Care Development Block Grant, Head Start and Early Head Start, the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program, the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs, Child and Adult Care Food Program, WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women.
Each year, hundreds of thousands of American families become homeless, including more than 1.5 million children. While homelessness takes its toll on adults, its impact on children is particularly traumatizing. Federal investments in the early education, health, and nutrition of homeless children are critical to ensuring they have a better start in life. These important programs include: the Child Care Development Block Grant, Head Start and Early Head Start, the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program, the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs, Child and Adult Care Food Program, WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children), Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) programs.