@actheresa In addition to secure housing, healthy meals and paid opportunities. Our youth have been shut out of economic policies and expected to wait until the summer for a youth gig and then until they graduate from college to get a career. The disrespect. This has to change now.
I know what might help with the teen car jackings.
Dropping the mandates so they can go play ball at a gym, eat inside a chick fil a, or go to a movie.
Robberies up by 50% from this point last year. Teens are finding other things to do.
Just a thought.
BREAKING NEWS! @councilofdc just approved a budget that will end homelessness for 3,500 households, including 2,370 individuals experiencing chronic homelessness.
This. Is. HUGE.