The common image of homeless people has been of alcoholics, possibly mentally ill, and usually males. They are seen pushing shopping cars, carrying plastic bags with full of uncertain grubby stuffs, or laying with newspaper on the street. Although children are rarely pictured as homeless, there are a lot of homeless children in America. In fact, research shows that children and families are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population in the United States (Arrighi 10). In rural areas, families, single mothers and children are the largest segment of homeless and they are rising rapidly. The typical homeless family is a single mother in her 20s with two children under 6. And estimates show that the average age of a homeless p
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