Nearly 13% of Santa Ana Unified students, about 4,800 children, are identified as homeless under federal law. While city leaders track street homelessness closely, thousands of housing-insecure students remain largely invisible. Youth housing stability must become central to Santa Ana’s homelessness strategy.
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