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Youth centers and transitional housing are safe gathering posts
for teens and young adults. Brittany, a pregnant 20-year-old, visits
the Life House Youth Drop-in Center. At night she sleeps on friends'
couches or on occasion with her family while in search of an apartment.
She earns just $6 an hour as a hostess. "Some people dream
of being a doctor or a lawyer, I just want a home and to be a good
mom," she says.
Cathy ten Broeke
Duluth, Minnesota |