Since the Great Recession, families struck by foreclosures and lost jobs are struggling to get by. Although unemployment rates have improved, it is still estimated that it will take years to recover from all of the lost jobs. CBS news recently covered a story of families in Seminole County, Florida. Click here to watch 60 Minutes Video—Hard Times Generation: Homeless Kids.
Even North Dakota, the state with the best job market (Gallup 2010), has families struggling with homelessness. According to The North Dakota Coalition for Homeless People, 44% (501 of the 1126 surveyed) were families, 300 being children under the age of 18.