More Than 1.5 Million Children Homeless in U.S.

A new study by the National Center on Family Homelessness (NCFH) has found that one in fifty children in the United States is homeless.

This represents an increase from ten years ago, and the trend is likely to continue due to increased poverty, growing income inequality, lack of affordable housing, the recent wave of home foreclosures, and inadequate education and housing policies at the governmental level.

According to the report, California ranked 40th in the nation in child homelessness.

Among the many short-term and long-term strategies that could be used to improve the situation, NCFH concluded that "Child care is essential for families seeking to secure and maintain work, search for housing, attend school and job training opportunities and more." 

This is precisely our reason for being.

Child Care Providers United (CCPUnited) of California has always understood the relationship between child care and work. Parents who have to work for a living need high quality, affordable, reliable child care.  

This notion is fundamental to our economy at both an individual and national level.

That is why we need to bring greater attention to this extremely underpublicized issue.  

Anybody with kids who has to work for a living knows exactly how much child care providers contribute to their quality of life.  

Our society, our nation, our world is composed of families. 

To that end, the contributions of child care providers in maintaining and augmenting the integrity of the family and, by extension, the nation are beyond measure. 

That is why it is in our collective interest to ensure that funding for high quality, affordable child care is preserved and expanded. 

With your help, we can do so.  

Start by becoming a member of CCPUnited today!