Student Homelessness

As we prepare for the start of the new semester and school year, one social problem that will often be revisited is the number of students experiencing homelessness while navigating our educational systems. By recent measures, Richland 1 - the main school district for Richland County - had over 1,000 students defined as "homeless."

What does it does it mean to be a homeless student. And, for the precision of this argument about the problem, how do we define a homeless student?

You can read more about the growing incidence of family homelessness in the Midlands area in this archived article from The State.

"More Families Touched by Homelessness" - The State

Fundraising for Columbia's Only Family Shelter

Despite a tremendous amount of need in Columbia, there is only one shelter that accepts families together for emergency shelter care. Right now, fundraising efforts are going on to allow Columbia's Family Shelter to continue to offer care at current levels.



WISTV News Coverage of Family Shelter Effort