Nearly 20,000 children in Tennessee are homeless, study reports

photo Lenard Sanders, a homeless man, pushes his cart in this file photo.

A new report ranks Tennessee 39th among the states for child homelessness.

The America's Youngest Outcasts 2010 report examined extent of child homelessness, risk for homelessness, child wellbeing and state policy and planning.

The National Center on Family Homelessness released the report Tuesday. Vermont was the top-ranked state and Alabama ranked 50th, last in the survey.

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