Community members and students stood outside the City-County building in Pittsburgh to bring awareness to the growing number of homeless kids in Allegheny County.
Members of the Homeless Children Education Fund (HCEF) and 150 community members held drawings made by homeless kids that represent who they dream of being when they grow up during a silent demonstration on Tuesday.
“When a child doesn’t have security, they stay in fight or flight mode, so education is not a priority. What we know is that education is the number one intervention to break the cycle of homelessness,” AJ Jefferson, HCEF president and CEO said…