Galway Bay fm newsroom – 50 families, including 132 children, stayed in emergency accommodation in Galway on Friday night.
The figure was released as COPE Galway launches its 2016 Annual Report.
COPE’s services engaged with 500 homeless children last year. It shows that during 2016, 649 families sought help – 702 adults and 512 children.
COPE Galway’s Martin O’Connor saidthese figures will continue to rise until more housing is made available.
The keynote address at today’s launch was delivered by Special Rapporteur on Child Protection, Dr Geoffrey Shannon.
In his address, he explained how a child’s human rights are seriously affected when placed in emergency accommodation. Dr Shannon said experiencing homelessness as a young child can have damaging consequences.
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