Author: Ayala Livny
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LGBTQ Youth Hit Hard By Homelessness
There are an estimated 6,000 high school students in Massachusetts who are currently homeless, according to the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Thousands more are believed to be homeless and are not counted in DESE estimates because they have dropped out of school. Of those homeless youth, a disproportionate number—upwards of 40…