We're back and continuing our series on books that put experiences with homelessness, hunger, and poverty front and center. Reading is an important way for young people to learn about other people's experiences and to process their own, so if you're looking for books on this subject matter, scroll down to view the list. You can also check out the resources directly below for support for yourself or others or to find ways for you and your family to take action locally.
A Few Supports Available for Unhouse Families and Children
- Horizons For Homeless Children | Volunteer Opportunities Boston
- Stand Together | A Philanthropic Community
- Opal's Heart
- Understanding Section 8 Housing - Government Assistance Online
- Homelessness Resources and Programs | HHS.gov
- Find Immediate Assistance: Homelessness, Domestic Violence, Mental Health | SAMHSA
- findhelp.org by findhelp - Search and Connect to Social Care
- Shelter Listings, Homeless Shelters, Halfway Houses, Housing For Low Income
- Institute of Global Homelessness Home - Institute of Global Homelessness
- Street Child Home
- Who we are - Consortium for Street Children
- I Care – Giving Children a Future
Ways for Children and Young People to Volunteer in Support of Unhoused Folks
- Volunteering With Your Child - Hearts for the Homeless
- Opal's Heart - Get Involved
- A Giant List of Ideas for Kids to Serve Others, Volunteer, and Make a Difference - Field Trip Texas
- 50 Kid Friendly Volunteering Ideas
- Guide for to Children to Help Homeless - Blanchet House
- Helping Homeless Children: 8 Ways to Make a Difference
- 12 Cool Volunteer Opportunities for Kids - Utopia
- Get Involved - National Coalition for the Homeless
- How to Help - Coalition For The Homeless
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17 Books that Center Homelessness for Middle Grade Readers
- Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
- Almost Home by Joan Bauer
- Just Under the Clouds by Melissa Sarno
- Isaiah Dunn is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
- How To Steal A Dog: A Novel by Barbara O’Connor
- A Duet for Home by Karina Yan Glaser
- No Place Like Home by James Bird
- Hold Fast by Blue Balliett
- The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman
- The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson
- Paper Things by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
- Tune It Out by Jamie Sumner
- Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
- My Jasper June by Laurel Snyder
- Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt
- Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
- Hope in the Holler by Lisa Lewis Tyre
Sources
- 31 Children's Books about Homelessness (Pragmatic Mom): 31 Children's Books about Homelessness - Pragmatic Mom
- 30 Emotional Children's Books About Poverty & Homelessness (Imagination Soup): 30 Emotional Children's Books About Poverty & Homelessness - Imagination Soup
- 40 Best Middle-Grade Books About Homelessness and Poverty (Reading Middle Grade): 40 Best Middle-Grade Books About Homelessness and Poverty
- Two Middle Grade Novels about Homelessness (House Full of Bookworms): Two Middle Grade Novels about Homelessness - House full of Bookworms
- The Greatest Middle Grade Books of All Time on Homelessness (The Greatest Books): https://thegreatestbooks.org/the-greatest/homelessness,middle-grade/books
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