Posted on February 3, 2016 by Genia Gould in City Limits City Limits, By Genia Gould Turning 21 is a milestone with a different meaning for a homeless youth in New York. When that day arrives, he or she usually must leave the city’s youth shelter system, and they also lose many essential services. If they haven’t found permanent housing on their own, they are forced back out onto the street. They can go into the large adult shelter system, but most youth don’t feel safe mixed into the general adult population. Yet the city’s supportive housing and the new LINC housing program are accessible only through shelters, meaning young people can miss out.
