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



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Autore: Vissing Yvonne Marie Visualizza persona
Titolo: Out of sight, out of mind : homeless children and families in small-town America / / Yvonne M. Vissing Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1996
©1996
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
Disciplina: 362.50973
Soggetto topico: Homelessness - United States
Homeless children - United States
Homeless persons - United States
Housing, Rural - United States
Soggetto geografico: United States Rural conditions
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.""
Titolo autorizzato: Out of sight, out of mind  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8131-6032-4
0-8131-0872-1
0-8131-4890-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910787381203321
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