The city provides just 60 beds specifically for homeless young adults, ages 21 to 24. Local officials say it’s not enough.
. However, there are 60 beds specifically dedicated to homeless people ages 21 to 24, which advocates and local lawmakers say is paltry compared to what is needed.
“Providers have deep concerns that – without a place to rest – young people are either forced to turn to the streets or the adult homeless system, where they do not feel safe,” Bronx Councilmember Althea Stevens, who chairs the Youth Services Committee, said. “This is an impossible choice.”
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