On December 3, 2008, OzarksFirst.com reported that:

"The number of homeless students in the Springfield Public Schools district rose by more than 25 percent just over the last month. And district officials say the holidays will likely make things worse. Meaning this year, Springfield schools could be dealing with the highest number of homeless students its ever seen."

On December 3, 2008, Grand Junction Sentinel in Colorado reported the following: 
"The number of students classified as homeless in School District 51 for the 2008-09 school year is outpacing last year by almost 2 to 1.

"Cathy Haller, coordinator of the district's Resources, Education and Advocacy for Children who are Homeless program, said the program was serving 170 homeless children this time last year. This year, she said, that number already has reached 300 students.

"'We are really exploding this year,' Haller said, adding the lack of affordable housing in the area and a tough economy are contributing to the increasing number of homeless students.

On November 19, 2008, the Fairfax County Times in Virginia reported that the number of homeless students in Fairfax County Public Schools is up 25 percent from last year, primarily due to home foreclosures. The following are excerpts from the article:

"Kathi Sheffel has been the homeless liasion for FCPS for the last eight years.

"According to Sheffel, there are nearly 1200 students in Fairfax County schools this year that meet that definition. That is an almost 25 percent increase from last year, when the number was only 900.

"Asked why the numbers have increased so dramatically, she gives a one word answer: "foreclosures."

"'I have been here for eight years and the numbers have increased every year, but this is not usual to have this many in such a short period,' she said.

"Sheffel receives calls stemming from foreclosures on a daily basis and her phone is ringing off the hook.

"'I get calls from schools everyday saying that a student's family is being evicted later in the week,' she says. 'Many come from families being evicted because their landlords are being foreclosed upon.'

On November 8, 2008, the Chicago Tribute ran an AP story which said that the Iowa City school district is reporting a sharp increase in the number of homeless students living in the district. There were 354 homeless students in the 2007-2008 school year, up from 279 in 2006-2007, and from 234 the year before that.

On December 4, 2008, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Philip Mangano, executive director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, speaking at an annual homeless resource fair held in St. Louis, said he's already hearing of preliminary data from cities and organizations showing homelessness increases of as much as 20 percent.

On December 3, 2008, the Portland Observer reported that Oregon officals say the number of people seeking Temporary Assistance is up about 16 percent from last October, making for an increase of 2,900 more Oregon families. The number of households receiving food stamps is up by about 13 percent, helping an additional 29,000 families.