Homeless Runaway Youth, In Their Own Words

by Shannon Moriarty · 2009-10-27 09:41:00 UTC
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This is Clinton. He's 18 years old, but he's been living on the streets since he was 12. He knows how to sleep without being seen, survive on a jar of peanut butter for a week, and remain invisible in plain sight.

This week, the New York Times featured two powerful exposes on homeless youth. But neither moved me as much as this video. There's something about hearing stories from those who have experienced it - seeing the conditions they live in - that is both powerful and incredibly sad.

Take seven minutes and watch this video. I hope it changes the way you look at the issue of homelessness in America.

Shannon Moriarty has worked in various homeless shelters and service organizations around the country. She is a graduate student studying housing and urban policy at Tufts University.
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