It is very important for students to have access to athletic programs at schools. An athletic program at school can help all students learn life lessons. There is one group of under-reported, tenuous students that athletic program can render them successful lives. It is the athletes that are struggling with intense poverty, abuse and homelessness. There are over 1.2 million students in America that are struggling with homelessness. Furthermore, the athletic programs at school can give the struggling homeless students a place to be and give the homeless students a coach to help them. In many cases homeless students play sports, so they may be able to meet other students that are going through the same things and realize that they are not alone. …show more content…
According to the Sports Illustrated article there is more than 1.2 million homeless students in this nation and that homelessness among students is often times under-reported. Furthermore, the article explains how many homeless students are abused and states that 83% of homeless students have experienced at least one violent event by the age of 12. In the article most of the homeless athletes had no shelter, were hungry, and suffered abuse, but they believe that homelessness is temporary and they never lose hope that their life will eventually get better . School athletic programs can give the homeless students a place to be after school where they can escape the hardship of poverty, provide them nourishment, and give them a coach to help them. The sports also offer a chance for the homeless students to further their education by getting scholarships to college. Most homeless students are outstanding at sports, but cannot afford the tuition for college, so when they get a scholarship to a college for sports it can lead the homeless athletes to