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Indiana Sees More Homeless Students as Economy Slumps

By Nina Settappa

Indiana Sees More Homeless Students as Economy Slumps

June 18, 2010 Updated Dec 2, 2009 at 7:15 AM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana schools have been working with more
homeless students in recent years, and the numbers are expected to
climb further as high foreclosure and unemployment rates leave more
parents struggling to provide stable homes for their children.

The Indiana Youth Institute says Indiana public schools recorded about 7,500 homeless students during the 2005-2006 school year. That figure jumped 12 percent over two years, with about 8,400 homeless students during the 2007-2008 school year.

Overall, an estimated 29,000 Indiana children of all ages are considered homeless. That term covers a variety of living situations ranging from teenage runaways living under bridges to children living at a friend's home because of economic hardships.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)



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