Young Child Homelessness Outreach Project of North Carolina
Learn how we are increasing access to child care to families experiencing homelessness
Program
Early Childhood Homelessness
Help support the well-being of young children and their families experiencing homelessness with our early childhood homelessness resources.
The early learning and development of our country’s youngest children is essential to our work.
Supporting the well-being of these young children and their families is an urgent task and one that is critical to improving the long-term educational outcomes of children nationwide.
Research has established a strong connection between a young child’s early experiences and the development of his or her brain structure. We know that homelessness jeopardizes the health, early childhood development and educational well-being of infants, toddlers and preschool-aged children. It also creates unique barriers to participating in early care and education.
With nearly 50% of children living in federally-funded homeless shelters under the age of 5, this is a problem for families, communities, states and the country.
Enhance your knowledge around family homelessness and the McKinney-Vento Homelessness Assistance Act’s definition of “homeless” as it refers to children and youth.
