From birth every child needs a stable place to call home. A safe place to play, learn, and grow is critical to supporting early childhood development. Yet an estimated 450,000 infants and toddlers(opens in a new tab) experience homelessness each year. Thrive from the Start(opens in a new tab) is a network of leading organizations across the early childhood, housing, and homelessness systems dedicated to ensuring all expectant parents, infants, toddlers, and their families have the resources and opportunities to thrive.
From birth every child needs a stable place to call home. A safe place to play, learn, and grow is critical to supporting early childhood development. Yet an estimated 450,000 infants and toddlers experience homelessness each year. Thrive from the Start is a network of leading organizations across the early childhood, housing, and homelessness systems dedicated to ensuring all expectant parents, infants, toddlers, and their families have the resources and opportunities to thrive.
This tool provides state examples and national resources to support Thrive from the Start’s policy agenda.
Click on Start Here button below to begin learning about the problem of early childhood homelessness. From the opening page you can jump to a specific policy area using the links on the left hand side of the page,