Why are we treating this as a 'non-issue'?

I have discovered a disturbing trend in my area. There are homeless people in almost every city in the USA but I have noticed that in my area, most of the homeless shelters will not accept children. They will take a single adult but not a child. Seems to me, our children are much more deserving of a roof over their head than an adult, no matter the circumstances. The children aren't to blame because their parents can't, or won't in some cases, seek employment. There are very few resources available to families with children, the people who need it the most. I think it speaks ill of us, as a society, that we refuse to help the ones who are complete victims. It is heart-breaking to me to think that children are living in the streets because society has failed them. How can we expect children to respect authority and society when they have been so badly mistreated by them? No child in America should be living hungry on the streets. How can we call ourselves the greatest nation on earth and allow this to happen? All children are blameless. They shouldn't have to endure the consequences of either society's or their parent's bad judgment. If the parent's are at fault, take the children away from them. Don't just throw your hands up in the air and say 'that's just the way it has to be'. No it's not. Children are our future and they deserve to have every advantage we can give them. How else can we expect them to become productive citizens? We are not teaching them anything except hate by letting this go on. We should be teaching them love and compassion for their fellow man. There is already too much of the attitude that 'nobody did it for me, why should I do for them?' Be thankful that you have what you have and give to others freely, because you never know when that rug will be yanked out from under your feet and you will need a helping hand. I understand that not everyone has the resources to help as much as they would like, but, really, would it kill you to offer a homeless person a sandwich? Every little bit helps and I think society as a whole needs a total revamp in their way of thinking. How can you let a single man, who refuses to support himself, have shelter and refuse a child who has no way of supporting themself? There is a serious problem with those that think this way. I do understand that some adults are just having a hard time and need a little help. I am not trying to belittle that. I just think any child is way more deserving than an adult. After all, when push comes to shove, an adult can survive and protect themselves while living in the streets, a child cannot. For those of you who doubt, I have lived on the streets myself, I am 5'1 and weigh about 115 lbs. I survived and took care of myself. A child is not capable of doing so even without the added threat of child predators. They have no way to make money legally therefore they have no hope of things ever improving. We, as a society, have to step in and take care of these precious commodities. I personally wouldn't want to have stand in front of God and try to explain why I turned a blind eye to homeless adults, let alone homeless children. Everyone needs to stand up and make your voice heard on this issue. If you give nothing else, give your voice. All shelters should be forced to accept children or they should not get public funding and their non profit status should be yanked. Maybe that would open some eyes. Ignoring it won't make it go away and as one of the richest countries in the world, we can, and should, do something about this!