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AlthoughOne youth at a time, our youth leave home. They leave alcoholic and drug dependent families; homes where physical and sexual abuses are as ordinary as breakfast. They do not always leave of their own volition. Sometimes they are thrown out or abandoned on the street. Of the 12-17 year old runaways we see, most of their parents never report them missing.
As many as 13,000 homeless youths live on the streets of LA. Now you can help LAYN get these youths off the street, and have fun while doing it! Order your KOOZA tickets today and enjoy the show! You will also enable LAYN to continue their exceptional work.
There is a mistaken idea that street life is romantic and preferred by the youths, but our research shows this to be untrue. On the streets they fall victim to pimps and drug dealers. HIV/AIDS and other diseases and infections are constant threats. "Squats, where the youths live, under freeways or in abandoned buildings, are filthy and violent beyond belief.
