Caritas Corner: No child should ever be homeless

Published on February 3, 2025

Over 150,000 children in the United States experienced homelessness on a single night in 2024. That finding, taken from the annual Point in Time (PIT) count, was part of a December report from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on the state of homelessness in the United States.  The same report indicated a 40% increase in family homelessness nationwide in 2024. The PIT count in Colorado Springs this past year identified 265 children experiencing homelessness and a 12% increase in homeless families. Douglas County reported four children experiencing homelessness.

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