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Wait is this actually the case? I hope this doesn't sound insensitive, because I really don't mean to, but wouldn't (Or shouldn't?) those children be in the fos

• autoexec 2y ago
  Sadly yes, although there are some places will let mothers stay with their sons (https://www.upworthy.com/homeless-shelters-for-women-with-teen-boys https://www.upworthy.com/homeless-shelters-for-women-with-te...) I think it's normal to want to the kids provided for even if the parents can't be helped. I just don't think the foster system could handle them all. I'd much rather see the problems leading to homelessness addressed than see the US try to get the foster system prepared to deal with the massive number of kids who don't have a stable home. It's hard to get numbers for homeless populations in general, but roughly, each year one out of every 30 children in the US is homeless. Fortunately, a lot of that is short term homelessness. A family might only need a few weeks of living in a shelter or out of their car to get back on their feet. I'm not sure how much it would help in a case like that. If we had a better handle on homelessness in the US though, I'd agree that in many cases it would be better to take the kids into foster care. Sadly, homelessness is at an all time high in the US. (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rent-homelessness-harvard-report-center-for-housing-studies/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rent-homelessness-harvard-repor...) and I don't see that changing any time soon. Evictions are at record highs in many cities and counties too and that's absolutely going to put more children out on the street.