New York's City Within a City
Last year, 34,000 New York City school kids slept in homeless shelters, enough to “fill a small city.” The crisis has spiraled in the past decade.
Less than than 60% of NYC’s homeless kids graduated from public high schools last year.
Youngsters Sandivel and Darnell shared their day with a reporter and a photographer. Their must-read article reveals long commutes, exhaustion and unpredictable schedules. Like all kids, they have their natural talents—Sandivel is wise beyond her years; Darnell lights up in math class.
But their challenges are many, constant—and all too common.
Sandivel’s school, for example, is “overwhelmed by children in acute crisis”—but has just 1 social worker.
The New York Times
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