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Atlanta Forward: Leadership

Tyler Perry with clients of Young People Matter.

Credit: Young People Matter

Credit: Young People Matter

Tyler Perry with clients of Young People Matter.
By Rick Badie
Oct 1, 2014

They hide in plain view, yet many of us don’t acknowledge their existence: homeless youth. On any given night, hundreds of teens — many turned away by their parents or guardians because they came out of the closet — sleep on Atlanta’s streets and alleys and bunk in abandoned buildings. Today’s guest writers explore a growing problem in the region and solicit your help to serve this sector of our community.

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