Nearly two-thirds of California counties have no services targeted toward the state’s estimated 200,000 homeless youth, according to a state survey released this week.
The California Homeless Youth Project found only 53 programs in 20 counties offering services such as outreach and transitional housing for homeless children ages 12 to 17. Statewide there are just over 1,000 beds available for homeless youth.
Source: Joanna Lin, San Francisco Chronicle, January 26, 2011
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