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According to fox5ny news, more than 100,000 students in the NYC public school system are homeless. That alone is considered a crisis. On top of that, nearly three-quarters of those children are chronically absent from school, a report says.<\/p>\n
Advocates for Children of New York project director Jennifer Pringle said the city needs to urgently address this “huge problem” if it wants to break the cycle of homelessness.<\/p>\n
“We know that kids who don’t graduate from high school are three and a half times more at risk of experiencing homelessness as young adults,” Pringle said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
A report from the nonprofit said 64% of students living in shelters were chronically absent from school last year. That means they missed more than 10% of the school year. One of the primary reasons the students miss school is a long commute.<\/p>\n
“40% of kids in shelter are placed in a shelter far away from their schools,” Pringle said, “in a different borough from where their school is.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The city has hired about 40 Department of Education community coordinators who are working in shelters to help students get to school. The city plans to hire about 60 more.<\/p>\n
“We’re urging the city to get those folks in those jobs as quickly as possible so they can start supporting families,” Pringle said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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