General information about street children

Description of a street child

"Street child" lives and stays homeless in the city without parental care and finds his or her means of living in the streets. Street children are divided into:
1. Children on the street (regular connection with family)
2. Children of the street (only occasional connection withfamily)
3. Children in the street (no connection with family)
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Information about the number of street children in Russia

The estimates for the number of street children in Russia vary a lot. The figures of 2002-2004 suggest that there might be app. 500 000 children living permanently or occasionally on the streets (which means that they stay in basements, attics, railway stations, pipe tunnels, manholes). In addition to these children there are neglected children who anyway are able to live in their homes. Read more

Causes and consequences of the street children's problem in Russia

There are some orphaned children on the street, but the vast majority of street children are "social orphans". Most often their parents are alcoholics and not able to feed the child, or the father or step father is abusive. Read more

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