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Empowering Homeless Youth: Mentorship and Support Key
11/13/2025
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Story summary
- Youth Forward leaders emphasize mentorship and community support as critical to empowering homeless youth.
- Daybreak Inc. provides essential services for homeless youth, focusing on skill development and mental health.
- Courtney Patel, the new CEO of Daybreak Inc., aims to prevent homelessness by addressing challenges early.
- Kankakee County has achieved functional zero homelessness, and underreporting of homeless youth remains a concern.
