Homeless Youth in Los Angeles Struggle With Academic Success Amid Poverty

Nora Perez just graduated from Royal Learning Center, a high school in Los Angeles. Each night, prior to graduation, she studied in her part-time home — her parent's car — where she and her family spent many of their afternoon and evening hours.

La Casa Norte Homeless Shelter Provides Assistance for Latino Youth

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson
Young people sleep under bridges, using boxes as blankets, and their bodies as currency. It isn't the way that Latinos want to see their youth.
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