These youth often turn to drug trafficking, prostitution, and other forms of criminal activity in order to survive, particularly if they become homeless at a very young age. Poverty and desperation make some of those youth turn to crime. This further decrease their chances of finding work and escaping their situation. Crime can be effectively controlled by punishment because criminal activity is a choice. But homelessness is not a choice, so those efforts that are geared at punishing the homeless for the circumstances they face are …show more content…
It may sound simple, but directly asking the homeless about their situation began exploring, prevailing myths about homelessness, such as the notion that homeless people want to be homeless. They sprawl on the streets, sidewalks outside of downtown businesses, refusing to meet our eyes, with most of us looking away. Anyhow, homeless youth seemed determined to hold us at a distance even as their cardboard sign beg us for money. They build bond with small groups that feel like surrogate families, and teach group members to encourage each other in behaviors that will lead to better life. Successful programs such as, TANF, crisis care, and outreach program can help by stabilizing these youth through shelters, along with permanent supportive housing for these youth and implementing assistance program to keep them in their housing will help reduce the homeless