Found on the Internets …
This week is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. Follow the hashtag #NHHAW and this Twitter account for more information.
It's dangerously cold outside! Call your local hypothermia hotline to make sure no one is left on the street to brave this weather.
— National Homeless (@Ntl_Homeless) November 19, 2014
America’s Shameless Child Homelessness Record
A record 2.5 million children in the U.S. were homeless at some point in 2013, according to a new report from the National Center for Family and Homelessness.
This amounts to one in 30 children and an 8 percent increase in child homelessness between 2012 and 2013. Nearly half the children are under the age of six. While the problem is most prevalent in Alabama, Mississippi, and California, it exists in every city, county, and state in the country.
Why does this matter?
Chilly temperatures and cold on tap
– The arctic chill dominates the Midwest with highs in the 10s and 20s for most areas.
– Slightly less cold 30s are confined to eastern Kentucky and the upper Ohio Valley.
– Record low temperatures are likely Monday night from the eastern Plains through the Ohio Valley as the mercury drops into the single digits and lower teens.
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Well, maybe not quite the same. Rain and sleet will keep me indoors. Snow, on the other hand, is not a problem for someone born and bred in the north country. It’s not a problem for my buddy Al, either.