Facts on Youth Homelessness from People’s Emergency Center
More than 5,000 children in Philadelphia are homeless (PEC, 2013, Cannuscio, 2012)
At least 1 out of every 20 high school youths attending a School District of Philadelphia school are homeless (PEC, 2013).
Between 2009 and 2011, the incidence of youth homelessness in Philadelphia doubled (PEC, 2013).
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Alcohol and Drug Use
Definitions of Homelessness
Education
Food Insecurity
Homelessness Prevalence
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Physical Health and Health Care Utilization
Sexual Risk Behaviors
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