A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each book will help support kids who benefit from Covenant House's shelter and outreach services.Endeavor Webinar Series: Insights by Kevin RyanĬontinuing its webinar series aiming to support its network in navigating through the crisis caused by the Coronavirus outbreak, Endeavor invited Kevin Ryan, an Endeavor Ambassador, mentor, and founder of several companies that have gone on to become household names such as DoubleClick, Business Insider, MongoDB and, to discuss how to lead through crisis. All the stories inspire us with victories of the human spirit, large and small. For instance, one kid in the book goes on to become a college football player and counselor to at-risk adolescents and another becomes a state kickboxing champion.
Inviting us to get to know homeless teens as more than an accumulation of statistics and societal issues, this book gives a human face to a huge but largely invisible problem and offers practical insights into how to prevent homelessness and help homeless youth move to a hopeful future.
Written by Kevin Ryan, president of Covenant House, and Pulitzer Prize nominee and former New York Times writer Tina Kelley.Provides action steps readers can take to fight youth homelessness and assist individual homeless young people.Discusses the root causes of homelessness among young people, and policy recommendations to address them.Includes striking photographs, stories of firsthand experiences mentoring and working with homeless and troubled youth, and practical suggestions on how to get involved.Gives voice to the estimated 1.6 million young people in the United States and Canada who run away or are kicked out of their homes each year.Shares the personal stories of six homeless youths grappling with issues such as drug addiction, family violence, prostitution, rejection based on sexual orientation, teen parenthood, and aging out of foster care into a future with limited skills and no support system.Includes a foreword by Newark Mayor Cory Booker.From the son of a crack addict who fights his own descent into drug addiction to a teen mother reaching for a new life, their stories veer between devastating and inspiring as they each struggle to find a place called home.
Each eventually finds his or her way to Covenant House, the largest charity serving homeless and runaway youth in North America. Inside the lives of homeless teens?moving stories of pain and hope from Covenant HouseĪlmost Home tells the stories of six remarkable young people from across the United States and Canada as they confront life alone on the streets.
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