Report Ranks California, Other States on Child Homelessness

A new report published by the Campaign to End Child Homelessness ranks both U.S. states’ risk for child homelessness, as well as related state planning and policy activities. According to the report, America’s Youngest Outcasts, California is ranked at 46 overall alongside Arizona at 47 and New Mexico at 45 on a scale from 1-50, where Vermont ranked the best at number 1.

The report notes that an estimated 334,331 children were homeless in California in 2010. Although the state’s ranking has improved and the overall the number of homeless children has gone down since 2009, the data still indicate that a large number of California residents are unable to meet self-sufficiency standards. In the report’s risk of homelessness category, California ranks 38th, and the report indicates that California ranked 47th for home foreclosures.

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