Adrienne Adams: “One in eight children is born into homelessness, into the…”

“Yes, it absolutely is. We're talking around the issue of homelessness, but we're not talking about prevention of homelessness, particularly when it comes to families. One in eight children is born into homelessness, into the shelter system. We can prevent that. We have to have the will to do it, and I certainly do. As a wife, a mother, a grandmother, I certainly have the will to do that.” (05:37–05:42)

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