Not exact matches
There was a slight
decrease of school - age
children who were
homeless during the 2014 - 2015 school year as compared to the year prior (down to 678 from 712 during the 2013 - 14 school year), the audit shows.
But since the start of this year, there has been an 11 percent
decrease in
homeless children.
After many years of investing in spay / neuter programs, funding veterinarian expenses, food and care for rescued dogs, and giving numerous educational programs to school
children, the number of
homeless animals did not seem to be
decreasing.
Although this initial research involved just a small sample of families and further study is needed, the researchers said they are encouraged that the play therapy model can increase self - esteem in the
homeless children and
decrease stress for both the parents and their
children.
She said the high number of
homeless children in the state and dramatic
decrease in families receiving cash assistance were the two statistics that most jumped out to her in the year's factbook.