overall connecticut report on homless children
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8/14/2019 Overall Connecticut Report on Homless Children
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Connecticut
www.FamilyHomelessness.org
For the complete Report Card (including sources), please visit:
www.HomelessChildrenAmerica.org
Who are Connecticuts homeless children?
Homelessness and Childrens Health Studies comparing homeless children to those of middle-income families
Housing and Income
Minimum wage: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7.65
Average wage for renters: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16.53
Hourly wage needed to afford 2-BR apartment: . . . . . .$21.11
Educational Achievement Reading and math proficiency using the Federal NAEP standard
Food Security
1 in 38 children in Connecticut do not know where theywill get their next meal.
Homeless children
Middle-incomechildren in state
All studentsNAEP scores
Reading
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%Overall Health Problems Asthma Traumatic Stress Emotional Disturbance
Mathematics MathematicsReading
60
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40
30
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10
0
E L E M E N T A R Y S C H O O L S H I G H S C H O O L S
Homelesschildren NAEPscores
School lunchchildren NAEPscores
Overall State Rank
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Under 6 years 1,471
Grades K-8 (enrolled) 1,571
Grades 9-12 (enrolled) 460
TOTAL 3,502
Age: Race/Ethnicity*Among childrenliving in poverty.Not available forhomeless children.
HS Graduation Rate for Homeless Children:
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