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Consigned to homelessness

Sun., May 19, 2019

One aspect of homelessness in the state of Washington that hasn’t been covered regards the teenagers we allow to live homeless on the streets of our cities - do you think they turn 18 and leave the streets as adults? Really?

In effect, we “grow” the homeless problem with these kids. This has been going on since the mid-‘70s when the state government abandoned its responsibilities. Crosswalk and similar groups around the state do their best to help these kids living on the streets but it doesn’t keep them off the streets.

For a state as wealthy as ours to abandon children is a continual source of shame for me. How about you?

Robert Cannata

Spokane

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