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Angela Stanton King @theAuntieAngie - I stood on Skid Row in Los Angeles, and what I learned stopped me in my tracks.
The City of LA, under @KarenBassLA, opened what’s called the Skid Row Community Refreshed Spot, a location where people experiencing homelessness can shower, use the bathroom, and wash their clothes.
Let me be very clear:
This is not housing. This is not protection. This is not a solution.
While filming there, I spoke directly with a man who works every single day at the service site. Without hesitation, he told me that there are at least 20 minor children currently living on Skid Row.
Children.
In America.
On Skid Row.
That information shook me to my core.
Instead of removing children from one of the most dangerous areas in the country, we’ve created a system that manages homelessness instead of ending it. We’ve built places to bathe, but not places to sleep safely. We’ve normalized survival instead of restoring dignity.
This is about children living on the concrete streets of America, while billions of dollars move through government budgets with no urgency to save them.
Next week, I’ll be releasing an exclusive conversation with @laralogan that dives deeper into the reality of children living on Skid Row, a story America can no longer afford to ignore.
Stay tuned.
Because silence is no longer an option. #Children #Skidrow #America
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