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Young Adult Homelessness

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FACTS ABOUT HOMELESS YOUNG ADULTS IN ATLANTA

  • 3,300 youth experiencing homelessness in Metro Atlanta
  • 72% of youth experiencing homelessness have experienced or witnessed violence
  • 50% of youth aging out of the foster care system will be homeless within 6 months
  • 95% are or were chemically dependent
  • 17% have undergraduate coursework
  • 85% are African-American
  • 80% have children (but generally no custody)
  • 6% are H.I.V. positive- generally a result of their drug addiction
  • 7% are Hepatitis C positive- generally a result of their drug addiction
  • 22% were at one time prostitutes
  • 20% have been in prison
  • Within 72 hours of being on the streets, a young person is approached for sex. 49% of youth experiencing homelessness have been sexually exploited
  • Though only 7% of the general population of youth identify as LGBT, a shocking 40% of youth experiencing homelessness are LGBT. This disparity is made even more alarming by the fact that LGBT youth are more likely to be victimized than non-LGBT youth on the streets
  • 42% of youth experiencing homelessness have experienced abuse as a child
  • There is a 19% unemployment rate for 16-19 year olds - higher for at-risk youth. This leaves many without options to escape homelessness
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ON THEIR BEHALF, WE OFFER AN URGENT CALL TO SERVICE

We must ignite, state by state, County BY County, a movement by schools, civic groups, police, social service agencies, and child advocates LIKE YOU to speak out for those who have been victims, work together to raise awareness of the crisis, and empower our government to protect America’s children.

If you believe you may have information about a trafficking situation, please contact the toll-free National Human Trafficking Hotline hotline at 1.888.373.7888. The toll-free hotline is available to answer calls from anywhere in the country, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in more than 200 languages. You may reach the National Hotline via e-mail at help@humantraffickinghotline.org or by submitting a tip through the online tip reporting form.

SEX TRAFFICKING = CHILD SLAVERY

There is a grave misconception in this country that the SEX trafficking of young adults is a trend relegated to foreign soil. But the painful truth is that sex trafficking – one of the world’s fastest-growing criminal industries – is a monstrous issue in this country. In fact, 85% of confirmed sex trafficking victims are U.S. citizens, mostly runaway children.

Often disconnected from family and friends, youth experiencing homelessness are particularly susceptible to traffickers who will lure them with the promise of food, warmth, and even false love. Once snatched from the streets without anyone noticing, they are sold for the highest price, their dignity and sense of self destroyed.

Angel’s NPACT Transitional Housing will care for many young people after they’ve found the courage to escape capture, have been freed by police raids, or have made contact with Angel’s NPACT outreach staff combing the streets day and night looking for young adults in need and at risk.