One out of every 45 children in the US is now homeless. A recent report has found there are some 1.6 million American children without a home - more than ever before.
Experts are blaming the so-called foreclosure crisis for the huge rise in the number of families who have found themselves homeless there.
Millions of Americans have had their homes repossessed since the credit crisis in 2007, and the number of homeless children has risen by 33 percent since then. And the highest rate of homelessness is right at the heart of US government in the capital city.
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The number of homeless families in Washington has risen by 10 per cent in one year. Ironically, there are plenty of empty houses but the owners have long gone, often unable to pay the mortgage, and the houses have been repossessed by decay. Full story...
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Experts are blaming the so-called foreclosure crisis for the huge rise in the number of families who have found themselves homeless there.
Millions of Americans have had their homes repossessed since the credit crisis in 2007, and the number of homeless children has risen by 33 percent since then. And the highest rate of homelessness is right at the heart of US government in the capital city.
(...)
The number of homeless families in Washington has risen by 10 per cent in one year. Ironically, there are plenty of empty houses but the owners have long gone, often unable to pay the mortgage, and the houses have been repossessed by decay. Full story...
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