This document discusses homelessness from the perspective of children. It notes that homeless children often worry about changing schools, having friends over, getting medical care, and finding a place to call home. Statistics show over 1 million children in the US experience homelessness each year and that homeless children get sick twice as often. Causes of homelessness include lack of education, job skills, transportation, affordable housing and childcare, as well as domestic violence, poverty, sickness, death of family members, and substance abuse. The document promotes SOS Community Services, which provides emergency shelter, food, housing, childcare, summer programs, and other services to help homeless families and children.

1. You are a child. You draw a house, a sturdy house with a solid border. You draw yourself, You are a homeless child. alone, on the outside of the house . You want to go in, but you can’t .

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9. Words That Should Not Hurt… Home run Homework Homemade Homebody Home alone There’s no place like home Home is where you hang your hat Home sweet home House sitter House hunting House plant House broken Home on the range Homeward bound Home-style Homesick

16. Homelessness is Caused By… Not enough education Lack of job skills Lack of access to transportation Lack of affordable day care Sickness Domestic violence Poverty Lack of affordable housing Death of a family member Substance Abuse

17. Homelessness is Helped By… “ [SOS] helped me raise my kids better. I don’t want anyone to go through what I went though and I want people to know there is help out there. Thank you SOS for all that you’ve done.” SOS Consumer

18. SOS Community Services A lifeline for homeless families and their children

19. SOS is…Emergency Services Last year, SOS helped 6,691 people—including 2,097 children—with housing-related needs. SOS Housing Crisis Services

20. SOS is…Nourishment Last year, the SOS Emergency Food Pantry provided more than 34,800 meals to people in need. SOS Emergency Food Pantry

21. SOS is…A Roof Overhead Last year, SOS provided housing for 48 families, including 100 children. SOS Prospect Place Shelter and Transitional Housing Program

25. SOS is…Great Volunteers “ Everybody can be great... Because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

27. SOS is…Wonderful Donors “ I love helping out SOS because not only do they do many great things for the homeless people and families in the communities, but they are all truly wonderful people who really want to help others and are very appreciative of those who do help. ” --An SOS Donor

30. Picture The Difference You Make with SOS Your picture here!