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Education

Florida Schools Strive To Identify And Help Homeless Students

M.S. Butler

Students who are considered homeless by Florida schools can be living in hotels, trailer parks, in campgrounds or doubled up with friends or relatives.…
Florida Matters

Florida Matters: Homelessness Among Florida's Students

M.S. Butler

When it comes to children, the definition of homeless includes more children than you may think.Under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act…
Arts / Culture

LGBT Youth Make up a High Percentage of Homeless Teens

M.S. Butler

Florida's Department of Children and Families said in 2014 there were at least 5,700 homeless people under the age of 18 in our state. Some of them…

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