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Child Homelessness Has Increased By 365%

Child Homelessness has increased by 365% in five years, according to Focus Ireland. There are now ne...
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Child Homelessness Has Increas...

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Child Homelessness Has Increased By 365%

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7:45 AM - 5 Sep 2019



Child Homelessness has increased by 365% in five years, according to Focus Ireland.

There are now nearly 4,000 homeless children in Ireland.

In its annual report out today, the charity says a record 15-thousand 500 people accessed its services in 2018.

That's an increase of 7 percent on 2017 and 14 percent on 2016.

The charity also says it build 176 homes for families caught up in the homeless crisis.

Focus Ireland has launched a new campaign to highlight the issue of child homelessness, the charity has projected life-size children onto city streets to highlight the crisis in homelessness.

As part of the projection campaign, the charity captured video and photography of people’s reactions to the stark images projected on the walls:



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