Almost Home: Helping Kids Move from Homelessness to Hope
ISBN-13:
9781118230473
ISBN-10:
1118230477
Edition:
1
Author:
Kevin Ryan, Tina Kelley
Publication date:
2012
Publisher:
Trade Paper Press
Format:
Paperback
256 pages
Category:
Poverty
,
Social Sciences
,
Children's Studies
,
Sociology
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Book details
ISBN-13:
9781118230473
ISBN-10:
1118230477
Edition:
1
Author:
Kevin Ryan, Tina Kelley
Publication date:
2012
Publisher:
Trade Paper Press
Format:
Paperback
256 pages
Category:
Poverty
,
Social Sciences
,
Children's Studies
,
Sociology
Summary
Almost Home: Helping Kids Move from Homelessness to Hope (ISBN-13: 9781118230473 and ISBN-10: 1118230477), written by authors
Kevin Ryan, Tina Kelley, was published by Trade Paper Press in 2012.
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Description
Inside the lives of homeless teens--moving stories of pain and hope from Covenant HouseAlmost Home tells the stories of six remarkable young people from across the United States and Canada as they confront life alone on the streets. Each eventually finds his or her way to Covenant House, the largest charity serving homeless and runaway youth in North America. From the son of a crack addict who fights his own descent into drug addiction to a teen mother reaching for a new life, their stories veer between devastating and inspiring as they each struggle to find a place called home.
- Includes a foreword by Newark Mayor Cory Booker
- Shares the personal stories of six homeless youths grappling with issues such as drug addiction, family violence, prostitution, rejection based on sexual orientation, teen parenthood, and aging out of foster care into a future with limited skills and no support system
- Gives voice to the estimated 1.6 million young people in the United States and Canada who run away or are kicked out of their homes each year
- Includes striking photographs, stories of firsthand experiences mentoring and working with homeless and troubled youth, and practical suggestions on how to get involved
- Discusses the root causes of homelessness among young people, and policy recommendations to address them
- Provides action steps readers can take to fight youth homelessness and assist individual homeless young people
- Written by Kevin Ryan, president of Covenant House, and Pulitzer Prize winner and former New York Times writer Tina Kelley
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