• 1.5 Million children experience homelessness in our nation each year
• Almost half of all homeless children are under the age of 6 years old
• Georgia is ranked 49th in the nation on child homelessness
• 58,397 of children in Georgia experience homelessness each year
• 24,527 of these children are under the age of 6 years old
• Homeless children in Georgia are four times as likely to witness violent behavior by their families as children in middle income families
• The average annual cost for childcare for a 4 year old in Georgia is $4,025
• According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, a worker in metro Atlanta must earn at least $15.79 per hour in order to afford a two bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent
• According to the Georgia Department of Labor, the Unemployment Rate in Atlanta was 10.1% in December 2010

To learn more about Georgia or national statistics please visit the following websites:

• Georgia Department of Community Affairs www.dca.state.ga.us
• Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless www.homelesstaskforce.org
• Annie E. Casey Foundation www.aecf.org
• National Center on Family Homelessness www.familyhomelessness.org
• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation www.gatesfoundation.org