1. Relationship Diagram
9,000 unaccompanied homeless youth in the Chicago area
In Boston, 12% of the 6,000 homeless persons, are young adults.
20,000 people under 24 years old, live in NYC.
Approximately 1.7 million young people call the streets home every year in NY.
The Chicago
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Coalition
For the Homeless
The Crib
Safe Horizon
Covenant House

2. Homeless Youth
As I read the sources of information on homeless youth, I was feeling frustrated as I learned about the statistics . My first frustration was the way that the information is reported. I feel like there is a lot of talk, time spent looking how to calculate percentages of homeless youth, and meetings to talk about the problem. Although I know that all of these things are needed to begin to solve the problem, I can’t help but to think about the young person that is right now, on the street, cold, hungry, and scared. What can we do RIGHT NOW to help this young person? When there is a natural disaster somewhere in this country, temporary shelters and aid is sent in almost immediately to help the people that are now without their homes. Why are we not able to do this for those who are already homeless? These areas and other areas in the United States can refer to the website, The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. The main thought of this council is, ” Homelessness prevention is a set of strategies to help low-income households resolve a housing crisis that would otherwise lead to homelessness.” (USICH)

3. Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. (2014)
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. (2014). No youth alonRetrieved from for the Week Three Discussion 2 where you compare Chicago and New York policies and services for groups who are homeless.
Resources
Hirst, E. J. (2013, May 27). Number of homeless youths on the rise, suggests shelter, hotline data. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved from 27/news/ct-met-homeless-youth-chicago _1_youths-hotline-shelter 
 Steinberg, N. (2012, April 29). Few options for homeless young people in Chicago. Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved from
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