Homelessness is rising fast among a surprising group: Infants and toddlers

January 17, 2026 Hechinger Report

The most recent estimates found that in 2023 nearly 450,000 infants and toddlers in the United States were in families that lacked a stable place to live, according to a report released last year by the nonprofit SchoolHouse Connection in partnership with Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan.