Homelessness and criminalization further disrupt the lives of an already-vulnerable young population. (Photo by Princess Safiya Byers)

Editor’s note: As the year comes to a close, NNS staff reflect on some of the stories we published that resonated with them.

I picked this article because it highlights an issue, youth houselessness, that has been exacerbated this year but has not been highlighted the same way that COVID-19, elections, or protests against police violence have.

PrincessSafiya Byers wrote this in January, but it remains just as relevant now.

Click here to read the story.

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Memorable stories of 2020: Nowhere to go: Why some homeless youths ‘don’t want to be found’

by Sam Woods, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
December 31, 2020

<h1>Memorable stories of 2020: Nowhere to go: Why some homeless youths ‘don’t want to be found’</h1>
<p class="byline">by Sam Woods, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service <br />December 31, 2020</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-63765 is-resized"><img src="https://milwaukeenns.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/YOUTHS-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-63765" height="4000" width="6000" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Homelessness and criminalization further disrupt the lives of an already-vulnerable young population. (Photo by Princess Safiya Byers)</figcaption></figure>
<p><em>Editor’s note: As the year comes to a close, NNS staff reflect on some of the stories we published that resonated with them.</em><em>&nbsp;</em></p>
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<p>I picked this article because it highlights an issue, youth houselessness, that has been exacerbated this year but has not been highlighted the same way that COVID-19, elections, or protests against police violence have.</p>
<p>PrincessSafiya Byers wrote this in January, but it remains just as relevant now.</p>
<p><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2020/01/28/nowhere-to-go-why-some-homeless-youths-dont-want-to-be-found/">Click here to read the story.</a></p>
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