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theHandpuppet

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2. Yes, I also thought that was odd

Reply to MADem (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 2, 2014, 08:31 PM

Nov 2014

I never knew that living with relatives was considered to qualify one as "homeless". Hell, that's very commonplace. Half the people in my neighborhood alone live in extended family situations. Maybe someone else here can explain this to me because that's just weird, IMHO.

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Number of homeless students at record high in W.Va. schools [View all] theHandpuppet Nov 2014 OP

It would be interesting to learn if they are using a refined metric for "homelessness." MADem Nov 2014 #1

Yes, I also thought that was odd theHandpuppet Nov 2014 #2

If that kind of defining increases the available grant money, that's likely the motivation. MADem Nov 2014 #3