Child Homelessness Soars As Families Struggle With Recession

DALLAS - JUNE 18: Jennifer Ross, living in a homeless shelter with her five children, sits in the shelter dining hall after dinner on June 18, 2009 in Dallas, Texas. Ross, 25, moved into the Family Gateway homeless shelter with her children three weeks before. She said she works 25 hours a week at a daycare center and attends school another 25 hours weekly while studying to be a medical assistant. Homeless center workers say that single parents, most often mothers, have been especially vulnerable during the current recession, as good paying jobs have been scarce, while childcare costs remain high. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)