Brief news report about the rise in the number of families with children seeking help in major U.S. metropolitan areas like Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Minneapolis and others. The article offers limited factual evidence to back this finding, but provides enough information from multiple sources to suggest this is a concerning development that deserves more attention.

A very disappointing story on an important issue. This piece essentially compares the anecdotal evidence of homeless advocates and caretakers with official numbers from governments and organizations. We don't get insight into how these families may be the same or different from other homeless, or what unique programs, if any, communities are undertaking to deal with the influx (if there is an influx at all).

The article is short and poorly referenced. There are links to more stories in specific cities, but I did not read all those. The foreclosure statistics in the side bar seem to support the thesis. There is no mention of Republican attempts to stop homeless and foreclosed citizens from voting in the current election.

A story from USA Today already has a sort of prestige to it. It is a trusted publication nationwide. The facts at the very bottom help the reader make a decision. I found it also yanked on the heart strings a little bit with explaining that children are becoming homeless as well. It's an issue American's can't ignore and by giving percentages and numbers, it brings the issue to life

A short, sweet story about rising homelessness numbers. After referencing cities with rising numbers, the story claims that larger cities (LA, Miami, and Chicago) have insubstantial increases.

USA Today and good journalism. I'll have to think about that one...

This story used a lot of vague terms like "increasing" instead of actual numbers. A lot of their information came from surveys which can be misleading.

For the most part. It provides statistics and easy to understand information, but it was rather short. It could have included more statistics and information, and maybe a quote from someone who has recently become homeless due to foreclosure.

It is somewhat shocking to see a story about so many people becoming homeless because of the economy. I would have liked to see another side of this, however, because I am sure there are some people that are hanging on.

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