美国加州长期无家可归的成年人中有一半是处于无家所属状态的青少年, 只有少量庇护所床位和倡导者推动建立住房基金来打破这一循环. Half of California’s chronically homeless adults were youth experiencing homelessness, with few shelter beds and advocates pushing for a housing fund to break the cycle.

那些在加利福尼亚无家可归的儿童面临着成为长期无家所住的成年人的高风险,该州一半的长期失业人口是青年时就开始无家. Children experiencing homelessness in California face a high risk of becoming chronically homeless adults, with half of the state’s chronically homeless population first homeless as youth. 只有3.4%的庇护所床位是为青年设计的,超过60%的人没有避难所,在车里睡觉,街上或沙发冲浪. Only 3.4% of shelter beds are designated for youth, leaving over 60% unsheltered and sleeping in cars, on streets, or couch-surfing. 支持者包括加州青年联盟的杰文·威尔克斯 (Jevon Wilkes) 强调了系统性失败,特别是对于年轻人老化而离开托儿所的人士, 他们正在推动SB 492, 这将创建一个青年住房债券基金以扩大过渡式住房与支持服务并打破无家可归者的循环. Advocates, including Jevon Wilkes of the California Coalition for Youth, highlight systemic failures, especially for youth aging out of foster care, and are pushing for SB 492, which would create a Youth Housing Bond Fund to expand transitional housing with supportive services and break the cycle of homelessness.