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The Hidden Force Behind Child Poverty Rates In The U.S.

In this 2015 photo, two children rest on a hammock at a homeless encampment in the Kakaako district of Honolulu. Homelessness in Hawaii has grown in recent years, leaving the state with 487 homeless per 100,000 people, the nation's highest rate per capita, according to federal statistics. (Jae C. Hong/AP)
In this 2015 photo, two children rest on a hammock at a homeless encampment in the Kakaako district of Honolulu. Homelessness in Hawaii has grown in recent years, leaving the state with 487 homeless per 100,000 people, the nation's highest rate per capita, according to federal statistics. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

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