On Good News Santa Cruz, Thursday, Sept 30 host Janet Quinn talked with Sharon Mullowney who has worked with teens for 36 years in the Santa Cruz City Schools Alternative Education Program. They discussed the particular needs of homeless teenagers, a marginalized student population and their unique vulnerabilities. https://www.encompasscs.org/transition_age_youth https://www.encompasscs.org/santa_cruz_county_receives_2_2_million_homeless_youth_grant https://www.encompasscs.org/_supporting_transition_age_youth https://calyouth.org/advocacy-policy/californias-homeless-youth/ https://santacruzcoe.org/student-services/student-support-services/students-in-transition/ https://santacruzcoe.org/student-services/student-support-services/sit-resources-and-links/ https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/who-experiences-homelessness/youth/ https://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/homeless-and-runaway-youth.aspx