Many of our nation’s returning veterans need tremendous help. Without adequate support services, their transition to civilian life can include a number of difficulties which require assistance.
Many of our nation’s returning veterans need tremendous help. Without adequate support services, their transition to civilian life can include a number of difficulties which require assistance.
Supportive housing is widely believed to work well for those who face the most complex challenges—individuals and families confronted with homelessness and who also have very low incomes and/or serious, persistent issues.
It is estimated that the nation’s juvenile courts handle 1.6 million cases annually. But not all youth offenses are handled through the juvenile justice system.
Most child experts (and parents) would agree that even those children who grow up under the best circumstances cannot be expected to be fully productive, self reliant and self-sufficient at the time they reach the age of maturity. Yet this is the expectation for young people in the foster care system.
Despite widespread acknowledgement that the Great Recession of 2007-2008 “officially” ended in 2009, large numbers of individuals and families continue to struggle financially.