In this article, "Homeless Teens, In Their Own Words", by Josie Raymond addresses the problems that homeless teens face. They talk about how teens should be facing problems such as crushes, bullies, and homework. Not worrying about where they are going to sleep every night. The Homeless Resource center compiled interviews with three homeless teens who were in the shelter system. All three of those teens used the word "sad". These teens wish they could invite friends over but can't. "We have to share everything, with people we don't even know", says Sandra a fourteen year old homeless teen living in the shelter. Getting these teens views on how they live and what they have to deal with speaks to me and actually grasps my attention. I think it's great this girl Sandra found a shelter where she can stay. It states in the article "To get in the shelters, some of the teens moved to new states and new schools." (Josie Raymond 2010) These kids that stay in the shelter who are going to turn 18 soon may not get better treatment than a younger person would and I feel this is wrong. Some of these teens have many challenges that if they don't prepare right they're future could be very difficult. Some of these teenagers stay with their moms that don't have secure housing. This could cause these teens to age out into becoming homeless adults in the future. This should be a big incentive to stop this epidemic and help the homeless.

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