Where's Jeb ??? 48% Jump in Homeless Children in Florida County (Tampa) [View All]

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Homeless A Growing Concern (one FL county sees 48% jump for children)


TAMPA - Hillsborough County's homeless population now tops 11,000, but most alarming to many advocates is the increase in the number of children among them.

A grass-roots census released Tuesday by the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County shows the number of homeless children registered in Hillsborough schools jumped 48 percent in the past two years.

``This one always gets to me,'' said Rayme Knuckles, executive director of the coalition.

Homeless children have more health problems, including asthma and ear infections, and are four times more likely to have developmental delays, he said.

More importantly, Knuckles added, these children are four times more likely to become homeless as adults.

http://news.tbo.com/news/MGBJ3OWZM6E.html


Where the hell is Jeb on this important and growing issue?

What about his "no child left behind pledge"?

What about the importance of "life"?