Estimates put the number of people who experience homelessness each year at approximately 3.5 million people.
And in a study done in 50 cities throughout the United States, in virtually every city the estimated number of homeless people greatly exceeded the number of emergency shelter and transitional housing spaces.
Which means many of these homeless individuals are living on the street.
And of that 3.5 million, approximately 1.3 million are kids...a face of homelessness that is not often recognized or acknowledged.
This film focuses on two homeless young people in Tempe, Arizona - Wraith & Paul - both with very different stories, but who are both struggling with being homeless.
Copyright 2010 @ Tara Prindiville
I don't get it. The guy has a place of his own and he can't even clean up the apartment? The girl would rather shoot up than dive into real life and try to be a productive person in society? makes you seriously wonder.
justmom66 4 months ago
I think we could say the same things about our military. There are these programs but what help do they really provide? Very little, what needs to happen in a complete political reconstruction and a complete overhaul of large corporations contributions to humanity. The thing all those kids need is a good steady job. In looking for a job these days there is no hope because there are not enuf jobs for all the people. Its a loosing battle because of big government and big business. USA=SLAVE
casinohijack 8 months ago