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Syracuse, N.Y., shelter provides services to runaway, homeless teens

10/07/2009 JAMES T. MULDER SYRACUSE.COM SYRACUSE, N.Y.
The Booth House is an emergency shelter for runaway and homeless teens. Operated by the Salvation Army, the house puts as many as five adolescents in each bedroom, with no more than two teens to a bathroom. It provides services for 12-to 17-year-olds with immediate housing 24 hours a day. It also provides services such as family counseling, mediation, case management, homebound schooling, living skills training and recreation services.

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Labels: Booth House, homeless, homeless teens, Salvation Army, Syracuse

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Texas leads the country in number of homeless children

03/11/2009 NEWSCHANNEL10.COM AMARILLO, TEXAS
Texas has the most homeless children of any state, more than 300,000. In Amarillo, the number of people receiving meals from the High Plains Food Bank has increased 55 percent just since last month. The city is receiving more than $700,000 from the federal stimulus package to help with homeless prevention and to try to keep homeless teens from dropping out of high school. Teens without diplomas cost the state an estimated $3 billion in lifelong productivity.

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Labels: federal stimulus package, High Plains Food Bank, homeless children, homeless teens, Texas

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Harboring a sense of hope

11/09/2008 RUDABEH SHAHBAZI KEPRTV.COM PASCO, WASH.
Vista Youth Center is a homeless shelter for teens residing in the Tri-Cities area of Washington State. While homeless numbers continue to rise, founder Mark Lee sees a growing need for teens to have a place to call home. Lee wants to provide shelter and food for 10 teens, and is working with local churches and gathering community donations to make this a reality.

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Labels: homeless teens, shelter, Vista Youth Center

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