Children of the Streets

They look up with their pale and sunken faces,
And their look is dread to see,
For they mind you of their angels in high places,
With eyes turned on Deity;—
"How long," they say, "how long, O cruel nation,
Will you stand, to move the world, on a child's heart,—
Stifle down with a mailed heel its palpitation,
And tread onward to your throne amid the mart?
Our blood splashes upward, O gold-heaper,
And its purple shows your path!
But the child's sob in the silence curses deeper
Than the strong man in his wrath."

From The Cry Of The Children by Elizabeth Barrett Browning









The United Nations estimates the population of street children worldwide at 150 million, with the number rising daily.” unprecedented in the history of civilization”.

These forgotten and ignored children are the helpless victims of violence, trafficking, sexual exploitations, addictions and a myriad of other problems. They are at the mercy of a merciless world. They take to the streets for numerous reasons, poverty, neglect, abuse, to name a few.

What can we do for them? The realization that street children exist in every part of the globe is where we begin. Educate ourselves and others how to care for, how to reach out to these most sad and precious of our humanity. Let’s remove our blinders. A good starting point is probably right in our own back yard.



UNICEF has defined three types of street children: Street-Living, Street-Working, Street-Family.
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Street Living Children: children who ran away from their families and live alone on the streets.
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Street Working Children: children who spend most of their time on the streets, fending for themselves, but returning home on a regular basis.
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Children from Street Families: children who live on the streets with their families.


Street Kids International

Street Kids International is a non-profit agency founded in Canada, with operations in Canada and the UK. It is a global leader in developing and disseminating the strategies and tools needed to give street kids around the world the choices, skills, and opportunities to make a better life for themselves.

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