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Article: Rohm and Hans adopts homeless shelter

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January 10, 1995
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Jack Chevalier
Philadelphia Tribune, The
01-10-1995
Rohm and Hans adopts homeless shelter.

PHILADELPHIA, --Homelessness is a problem that takes its toll on individuals, families and most of all children. Today, homeless children are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. In fact, a recent U.S. Conference of Mayors reported that homeless families now account for more than half of the entire homeless population, and the numbers are growing.

What does this mean for the children raised under these conditions, being shifted from school to school and growing up without their own rooms, toys or quiet places to study and do their homework? For one, it interferes with normal ...

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