With the economy pushing more households into financial uncertainty, people who help the homeless are starting to see a rising trend among their clients: two parent families.
During the most recent fiscal year, 119 families asked for homeless assistance in DuPage County, which is a 49 percent increase over the previous year, said Carol Simler, executive director for DuPage PADS. More than 150 children were without the safety of a home, and 75 of those children were under the age of 5.