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5,952 kids found homeless in Oklahoma

 
BY HEATHER WARLICK-MOORE | Published: March 11, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Oklahoma has nearly 6,000 homeless children with many more at risk of living without a home, according to national report released Tuesday.

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In its state-by-state report card on the subject, The National Center on Family Homelessness ranks Oklahoma No. 31 overall based on its performance in four areas: extent of child homelessness adjusted for population, child well-being, risk for child homelessness, and state policy and planning.

Overall, one in 50 American children are either homeless or "couch homeless,” sleeping on the couches of friends and family members, according to the study.

Based on data collected for 2005 and 2006, the report says Oklahoma has 5,952 homeless children.

In terms of the risk for child homelessness, Oklahoma comes in 47th. Only Georgia, Louisiana and Texas fared worse in the study named "America’s Youngest Outcasts: State Report Card on Child Homelessness.

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