Mothers & Children Experiencing Homelessness
by Sonja Stang
1. Healthcare
1.1. Emergency Room Visists
1.2. Health Insurance
1.2.1. Medicare
1.2.2. Medicaid
1.3. Nutrition & Obesity Epidemic
1.3.1. Food Deserts in Urban Areas
2. Nonprofits
2.1. Emergency and transitional housing
2.2. Food pantries & food banks
2.3. Healthcare providers
2.4. Faith based organizations
2.5. Grants & Funding from foundations
3. Communities Affected
3.1. Urban homelessness
3.2. Rural homelessness
3.3. Interfaith community
4. Oppression
4.1. Mostly vulnerable populations affected
4.1.1. African American
4.1.2. Poor
4.1.3. Uneducated
4.1.4. Victims of trauma
4.1.5. Single mothers
4.2. Cycle of oppression & poverty
5. Government
5.1. Office of Supportive Housing
5.2. Housing and Urban Development
5.3. Child Welfare Services
5.4. Food stamps
5.5. Subsidized employment
5.6. Support from local and national politicians
6. Education
6.1. Teacher dissatisfaction with student performance
6.1.1. Children sometimes experience
6.1.1.1. Lack of sleep
6.1.1.2. Poor nutrition
6.1.1.3. Poor hygeine
6.2. Developmental and behavioral disabilities
6.2.1. Low test scores
6.2.2. Fall behind their grade level