$1.2 billion will be distributed to more than 500 cities, counties and communities for rent relief, housing relocation and stabilization services, and administrative costs.
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New York City homelessness officials are preparing for a surge in homelessness as school lets out. Many families have been staving off homelessness as long as possible so that children could finish the school year.
A map prepared by the National Alliance to End Homelessness shows point in time homelessness counts across the country, highlighting areas that have experienced increases and decreases in the number of homeless.
This BBC report describes the experiences of the increasing number of homeless families in the US, including 15,000 homeless children in New York alone.
A recent report by the National Center on Family Homelessness provides estimates of homelessness among children, estimating that more than 1.5 million children are homeless each year (one in every 50 American children).
This link opens a New York Times article on the rising number of homeless encampments in cities across the country. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/us/26tents.html