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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