1,003 homeless children seeking help- 40% increase since last year
Homeless services group Novas is to report a “40% increase” in children seeking its help last year. The national organisation, which is headquartered in Limerick, reveals in its annual report to be launched today that for the first time ever it supported more than 1,000 children who were homeless or at risk of homelessness in 2018.
“The number of children supported by the organisation was 1,003, rising from 716 in the previous 12-month period,” it adds.
