Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman Antonio Dixon (R) and his mother, Corenthia Dixon applaud during a program at a toy distribution at Gwen Cherry Park in Miami, Florida, December 20, 2011. Dixon and his mother said they were in many homeless shelters as Antonio grew up in Miami and Atlanta. Dixon is on the injured list currently and expects to play again next season. In a report issued earlier this month, the National Center on Family Homelessness, based in Needham, Massachusetts, said 1.6 million children were living on the streets of the United States last year or in shelters, motels and doubled-up with other families. That marked a 38 percent jump in child homelessness since 2007 and Ellen Bassuk, the center's president, attributes the increase to fallout from the U.S. recession and a surge in the number of extremely poor households headed by women. Picture taken December 20, 2011. To match Feature USA-HOMELESS/ REUTERS/Joe Skipper (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY SPORT FOOTBALL)