This current NYT article, gives the grim picture of many of the youth today that are not lucky enough to have a home to live in or move back to. These are the homeless youth that are the future of our nation and as adults will end up in the system if we do not do something about it. They learn how to live on the street and survive, to young to get a hotel room, sign a lease and in many cases get a job, they are not kids and they are not adults.
Every morning I wake up hopeful, every evening I feel so sad. As I learn more about my sons AWOL I come to the realization how premeditated it is. He did not just decide to split in an instant, it was very thoughtfully planned. Not only was it thoughtfully planned during his home visit, but [...]
This is a list of how my son existed and was able to exist for five nights without a phone or money as a teen runaway. While he was gone we were constantly speculating how he was able to exist, where he may be living and what he might be doing. He was actually more prepared [...]