Home should be a safe, healthy, and nurturing place for a young child to explore, learn, and grow. However, far too many children in Kent County – disproportionately children of color – have no place to call home.
In 2019, nearly 1500 children ages 0-4 in Kent County came into contact with the homelessness system. Further reflecting racialized disparities, 1 in 6 African American Children ages 0-17 were in the homeless system in 2019, compared to 1 in 130 white children. Homelessness and housing insecurity threaten the start in life all children in our community need and deserve.
Here to discuss is Kate O’Keefe, Director of Development and Community Engagement with Family Promise. To learn more about housing stability, visit: normalwasneverenough.org or familypromisegr.org.
