. >> beth davalos runs the seminole county programs for homeless kids. >> our numbers go up every dayand 15 new homeless students a day. >> every day? >> every day. >> and she told us something else is new. >> when i first started this program eight years ago, homelessness lasted maybe two, three months. but now with it lasting three, six months, a year, or two years, this is when children are developing who they are, and their foundation is broken. >> how are these kids doing in school? >> they're struggling. it's much harder. they're more at risk of not doing well. they're focusing on, "how can i help mom and dad?" we have so many students that want to quit school and go to work. >> beth davalos is working to keep jacob braverman on track in school. his family lost this house suddenly in october. when he got off the bus that day, the door was locked. >> that was the last thing i expected. >> it wasn't your house anymore. >> yeah. >> his mother, rosa, lost her job, but the eviction was a shock. the bank told rosa she had 30 days, but it was five days later that the cops moved them ou

we have so many students that want to quit school and go to work. >> beth davalos is working to keepin school. his family lost this house suddenly in october. when he got off the bus that day, the door was locked. >> that was the last thing i expected. >> it wasn't your house anymore. >> yeah. >> his mother, rosa, lost her job, but the eviction was a shock. the bank told rosa she had 30 days, but it was five days later that the cops moved them out. there's a lot of chaos in foreclosures all across the country because of the sheer number of them. in florida, the counties with the highest foreclosure rates see some of the biggest increases in child poverty. rosa was suddenly on the street, and like the corfees, she faced splitting up her family. >> this is what is important is--family is wherever you are together. it doesn't matter if it is in your house, if it is in one room, or in your vehicle. >> as long as you're with your family, you're going to make it through all of this that's been going on, all of it. >> do you find yourself trying to cheer your mom up? >> sometimes, yeah. >>