8,828 students. No permanent home. Orange County’s struggle to keep homeless kids in school

Homeless student population up over 50% from 2019

ORLANDO, Fla. – For Kimberly Bravo, school mornings don’t start with a drive to campus.

Sometimes they start with a long walk, or a phone call to her mom, hoping she has gas money.

“I don’t feel like I’m a mom to my full potential because I can’t really be there for them,” Bravo said. “I can’t go pick them up if I don’t got gas money today.”…

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