For some children, the distraction is the rumbling in their tummy. Or the shiver of cold air against their skin. Or the anxiety of not knowing where they will be sleeping that night. Food. Clothing. Shelter. We take these basic necessities for granted, but the reality is that many children here in Indianapolis -- far more than we'd like to think -- come to school without these basic needs met.

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A t the end of each school day, hundreds of local public school children head off for rooming houses, cars, homeless shelters, motels and grandma's living room.

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