One reason many youth live on the streets is because their families were made homeless or they can't find affordable housing or a steady source of income to get off the street.A shortage of good jobs and affordable housing. Housing was a factor in one in five cases where children were taken into care.
And a lack of inadequate housing caused a delay in the return of children to their parents in more cases. From low-income mothers who spoke about losing, or the fear of losing their children because they couldn’t afford housing and were being evicted from their homes.
Indeed, while the loss of income and of affordable housing would seem to affect why adults become homeless, it would be naïve to believe these factors don’t also affect youth. After all, the reason many youth end up on the streets is because their families were made homeless, or they themselves can’t find affordable housing or a steady source of income to get off the street.
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