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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787381203321

Autore

Vissing Yvonne Marie

Titolo

Out of sight, out of mind : homeless children and families in small-town America / / Yvonne M. Vissing

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1996

©1996

ISBN

0-8131-6032-4

0-8131-0872-1

0-8131-4890-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (284 p.)

Disciplina

362.50973

Soggetti

Homelessness - United States

Homeless children - United States

Homeless persons - United States

Housing, Rural - United States

United States Rural conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Identifying Homeless Children and Families in Rural Areas; 2 The Catastrophic Assault on the Family; 3 Homelessness: It's Enough to Make You Sick; 4 Homelessness: It's Enough to Drive You Crazy; 5 Kids Can't Think When They've Got No Place to Sleep; 6 Reaping What You Sow: Economic Crises in Rural Areas; 7 Lack of Affordable Housing in Rural America; 8 Getting the Rural Homeless the Help They Need; 9 A Framework for Understanding Rural Homelessness; 10 Bringing the Community Together to Solve Homelessness; 11 Doing What It Takes

Appendix A: My Wild Gypsy Life Appendix B: Summary of Causes of Rural Child-Family Homelessness; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

""Homelessness in small towns and rural areas is on the rise. Drawing on interviews with and case studies of three hundred children and their families, with supporting statistics from federal, state, and private agencies, Vissing illustrates the impact this social problem has upon education, health, and the economy.""