Quickie Link [1]: Gay Youth Makes a Third Of New York's Homeless Population [2]

By : vanrozenheim on Dec 15, 2007 - 04:51 PM
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(USA) - An estimated 3,800 people under age 24 go homeless each night in New York City, but they blend in so well they are hard for social workers to find, according to the city's first-ever census of homeless youth. Three-fourths come from minority groups, with black youths accounting for nearly half the total and Latino youths representing a quarter, said the survey, released Friday. Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual youths were especially vulnerable, accounting for nearly a third of homeless cases.

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