NewsHour Extra: Student Voice | Homeless Youth Fights for Her Future | November 23, 2010 | PBS: Roughly 110,000 American youth experience homelessness in a given year, according to government agencies. While some homeless youth live with their families, others have been abused and neglected, or pushed out of the foster care system.
During National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, NewsHour Extra visited Covenant House in Washington, D.C., a sanctuary for youth who have no other where to live.
Vida, 20, came to the Covenant House in 2009. Below she shares her story and thoughts about youth homelessness in America.
