Justin (not his real name) was waiting to run into our group of volunteers as we conducted street outreach to youth and...
The epidemic of youth homelessness is rooted in oppression, white supremacy and, more specifically, a social service culture that too often pits...
This story is part of a series on public health and firearms. The first examined groups working to reduce homicide in Birmingham....
When a person commits suicide, family members are often left wondering how they could have saved their loved one’s life.
When Carlos first came to live with us he was about 16. A friend of my son’s, he had a long history...
When it comes to educating its young citizens, rural and mountain communities face similar challenges. They also come up with unique and...
As we enter the third decade of the 21st century, we are surrounded by reports and images of abandoned and neglected children...
In cities across America, being homeless puts you at increased risk for a criminal record. You can be charged for behaviors that...
This summer, stories of now-deceased wealthy financier Jeffery Epstein’s sexual exploitations rocked the country. The girls Epstein exploited were mostly young, poor,...
In 2013, my colleagues and I were gathering stories from youth around the country to better understand their pathways into the justice...
I am a 22-year-old from Capitol Heights, Md. I first started experiencing homelessness at the age of 19 while I was in...
The New York City bureau for the Center for Sustainable Journalism has extensively reported on queer homeless youth.
The first time Christina Vengerovsky met Layleen Cubilette-Polanco was on Christopher Street in the summer of 2010. Her friends had been talking...
Torch has been on the street 11 years, he says. With no fixed address, he is a permanent resident of Little Five...
On any given day, there is at least one headline of unethical behavior within both for-profit and non-profit organizations. We know it...
For close to seven years, a Mississippi man bought firearms in and around Natchez before sending them to contacts in Chicago, many...
“I don't know how to tell you this, but your brother was shot.” Michael Taylor’s heartbeat quickened. He was having difficulty breathing....
Do not call Brittany Gray, Kenderick Cox and Marcellus Gray activists. The Greenwood natives prefer to be called who they are —...
New York City teenagers who have been in trouble with the law are receiving help from some unlikely allies this summer —...
Over the past two decades, I have had the extraordinary experience of working with youth involved in the juvenile justice system and...