Mother Jones 1 in Every 30 US Children Is Homeless By Inn Oh: Mon Nov. 17, 204 The number of homeless children in America reached nearly 2.5 million last year, an all-time high, according to a new report released by the National Center on Family Homelessness. The report, titled "America's Youngest Outcasts" and published Monday, concluded the current population amounts to 1 child out of every 3o experiencing homelessness. From 2012 to 2013, the number of homeless children jumped by 8 percent nationally, with 13 states and the District of Columbia seeing a spike of to percent or more. Rise In Number of Homeless Children 1 in 50 CHILDREN HOMELESS ANNUALLY 1.5M 0.5S5,3603 1 in 45 CHILDREN HOMELESS ANNUALLY 1 • 6m 0609,6011 1 in 30 CHILDREN HOMELESS ANNUALLY 2.5M 0.183.534, 1 11 2906 3010 2013 Notional Center on Family Homelessness EFTA_R1_02123351 EFTA02710764