• 13igTyme@lemmy.world
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    20 days ago

    I remember reading about a horrible statistic on the homeless. While many will talk about 17% being vets, or what the new number is. Based on interviews and polling of the homeless, an estimated 35-45% are people that grew out of the foster care/orphan system. Nearly half of the homeless likely never had a place they could call home.

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      20 days ago

      Child “welfare” in the states is legal human trafficking. Basically no qualifications to run a group home. Lots of kids end up in sex work because it’s better than being at a home.