Almost home : helping kids move from homelessness to hope /


Kevin Ryan and Tina Kelley.
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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Utgitt
Hoboken, N.J. : : Wiley, , c2012.
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1 online resource (xxvi, 230 p. ) : ill.
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Formerly CIP.. - Acknowledgments vii Foreword by Cory Booker xi Preface: Years to Understand the Light by Kevin Ryan xvii Preface: Help and the Homing Instinct by Tina Kelley xxiii Introduction 1 1 A Son Walks Alone: Paulie's Story 12 Arriving at Covenant House 21 The Costs of Not Caring 39 Homeless, but Graduating 42 2 A Survivor Facing Her Future: Muriel's Story 46 Arriving at Covenant House 56 Helping Trafficking Victims, Holding Exploiters Accountable 62 Fighting Back on Many Fronts 67 3 Moving Forward after Foster Care: Benjamin's Story 72 Memories of Mistreatment 77 Working toward Mental Health 83 Arriving at Covenant House 88 Fixing Foster Care 107 4 A Homeless Teen Mother Reaching for a New Life: Creionna's Story 115 Homelessness in New Orleans 120 Arriving at Covenant House 126 Help for Young Parents 138 5 A Teenager with Nowhere to Go and His Mentor: Keith's and Jim's Stories 153 Arriving at Covenant House 167 Keith's Thoughts on the Meaning of a Mentor 171 Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg on Fostering Resilience through Mentoring 176 The Power of a Presence 178 6 Searching for Safety: Meagan's Story 182 Arriving at Covenant House 191 Meagan on Her Moms and Her Future 197 Helping LGBTQ Youth 199 7 Separate Paths Uniting: Paulie Revisited 201 The Death of Decal 206 8 What You Can Do: Steps to Help Homeless Young People Thrive 210 Mentoring 210 Anti-Traffi cking Efforts 211 Supporting LGBTQ Youth 212 Advocacy Work 213 In the Community 214 What You Can Do from Your Computer 216 On the Home Front 216 Keep Us Posted 217 To Learn More 217 Epilogue 219 Notes 221 Index 224 Photo gallery begins on page 143. - 'Almost 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.. - Electronic reproduction.
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9781118230473

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