How does the above headline fit with you in your country? Does it seem to be ‘over the top?’ Surely it should be a somewhat more measured comment, or perhaps the description of a responsible gesture — say, ‘a brow-furrowing concern.’
But ‘National Shame?’ Surely, if a you are a resident of a wealthy, modern, developed, wealthy country, such a shocking pronouncement cannot be attributed to your country.
Can it?
Well, let’s take matters a step further and let the cat out of the bag, so to speak. Just whose national homelessness guru spoke the above headline? Yours? Are you secure in your confidence that your nation has a grip on a program to eliminate child homelessness, as well as the often-accompanying family?
Without further ado, this headline is a statement that can be revealed to have been uttered by Homelessness Australia chief Kate Colvin.
In the following article Colvin provides detail on Australia’s child and family homelessness. If anything, the world needs more concerned citizens prepared to speak up about the national homelessness issues that must be tackled. Read more in News of The Area: Thousands Of Children Homeless In ‘National Shame’
The report Colvin speaks about is posted at Homelessness Australia: 2024 Child
Homelessness Snapshot
