Recession Pushes Teens, Young Adults to the Edge
Detroit
On one of the coldest days of the new year, Antonio Larkin found himself without a place to stay — again.
So the 22-year-old called a familiar number and was greeted by a familiar voice: "You wait there. We'll be there to get you."
When outreach manager Stephanie Taylor and other staffers from Covenant House Michigan pulled up, Larkin was standing in the gray snow outside his ex-girlfriend's apartment building; his world's possessions in three,...
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