HOMELESSNESS FACTS

Click here to Feb 16th MSNBC article

  • In Central Florida there are more that 11,000 homeless
  • There are 5,000 Homeless Children
  • In Orlando, the fastest growing segment of the homeless population is families with children
  • Of the 5,000 homeless children, 3,500 are estimated to attend school each day
  • The Education of these children is crucial to ending this cycle of poverty
  • Bags of Hope is distributing backpacks filled with supplies, toiletries, clothing and shoes to homeless and displaced children.