Homelessness In The Kimberly Family
In the United States alone there are about 3.5 million people who are homeless and 39 percent being children, which makes them three times more likely to have severe health problems (cite). In talking about homelessness and children, I decided to talk about the Kimberly family. Kimberly, who lived on the streets from age seven to multiple trailers/homes and back to the streets has terminal cancer with only four months to live (cite). I choose the Kimberly family because her homelessness began since childhood due to parental situations and even though owning a home before she still ends up back on the streets due to medical bills. Fifty-seven percent are likely to file bankruptcy due to medical bills, which therefore increases ones chance of