And the family shelters are unsafe for the families there. We have to make them safer. We have to bring teachers into the shelter. Many times the mothers or the guardian have to get on bus after bus and take them to a school that's two or two and a half hours away. This is a horror situation that's taking place and we have to prioritize this because this number of homeless children is going to grow. Takes five years to build affordable housing. (19:02–19:11)
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Asserts that guardians often have to travel two to two and a half hours to take children to school from shelters.
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