Overlooking The Problem Of Homeless Youth

Homeless youth is a problem that many people would say has simply been overlooked. When people mention homelessness, people tend to only think of adults and give no mind to children. Although it may not seem like it, children under the age of 18 account for just as much, if not more of the homeless population as adults. A study conducted in 2014 showed that 194,302 children were reported homeless on a single night (national Alliance to End Homelessness). Using this data, the alliance predicts that approximately 550.000 single youth and young adults up to age 25 are homeless for spans up to 1 week every year. It’s fairly easy to understand how it is so easy to overlook the problem of homeless children. Today, the number of children (under