Families Priced Out of Housing Are Forced into Hotels and Unsafe Conditions as Schools Struggle with the Crisis
Student homelessness is rising rapidly in central Florida, and service providers are struggling to keep up.
According to the latest data from the Orange County Public School system, there were more than 8,800 homeless students during the last academic year. That total represents a more than 50% increase since 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic occurred.
For comparison, more than 98,000 students across Florida were homeless last year, according to federal data…