The #1 indicator that a person will become homeless as an adult is experiencing trauma as a child. Homelessness is one of the most significant traumas any child can face. FamilyAid is working side by side with parents to ensure Boston’s homeless children have the resources they need to prevent this cycle from continuing.
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CHILD AND FAMILY HOMELESSNESS BY THE NUMBERS
Massachusetts has the 3rd highest rate of family homelessness in the United States.
2,343 the number of homeless children in Boston on any given night. This is enough to fill Boston Children's Hospital five times.
65% of children admitted to the emergency room have a diagnosis of homelessness.
THE IMPORTANCE OF HOME
Learn about the importance of home from three current and former FamilyAid clients.
Help By DonatingWAYS TO GET INVOLVED
Homeless children and families depend on people like you who believe that every child deserves a safe, stable home. Join us in creating a future where every child in Greater Boston has a safe place to lay their head at night.
NEWS AND EVENTS
Baker Champions Plan for Homeless Children
Later this week, Massachusetts First Lady Lauren Baker will kick off a 4-year, Dana Farber Cancer Institute-funded community-building plan to improve services for Boston’s homeless children. Baker […]
From Couch Surfing to College Student
Isaac and his siblings had accepted homelessness as a way of life. After abruptly leaving their home due to unforeseen circumstances, Isaac, his mom Laura, and his […]
Special Summer Reading for FamilyAid’s Youngest Guests
Thanks to generous FamilyAid donors, hundreds of children living in our shelter can choose from a variety of books to read this summer. The children arriving in […]