Crashing Into Adulthood

Gail Fisher

The Los Angeles Times

Homeless- Bundled in an Army blanket against the cold night air, it's not easy being homeless. 'I didn't know what it was like to live on my own. They don't realize most kids are institutionalized. When you live in a group home and you have people take care of you for so long, it's hard, I knew I had to leave when I turned 18, but I was in denial,' says Janea.

Gail Fisher, "Crashing Into Adulthood," in POYi Archive, Item #32308, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/32308 (accessed May 25, 2025).