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Getting them off the streets

Last night, Margaret Kelly, after talking to a few of her contacts in the Camden area of London, discovered a 17-year-old girl wandering the streets. She had not eaten for over two days and Margaret took her to one of the nearby shelters. For many of London's homeless, life on the street is the norm. Margaret and her organisation Second Chance work hard, not only to help homeless people survive street life, but to get them back into society.

Margaret gave me a tour of one of the homeless shelters her organisation works with. This particular shelter provides three meals a day in a dining facility A) ..... . There are beds for up to 200 people available every night of the week and there is a doctor on call four days a week. Telephones have been placed in the entrance hall with a direct line to the police and a helpline. The shelter also has a small library and resource room. Overall, I was impressed with the shelter's cleanliness and friendly atmosphere.

Shelters are a very important source of support for the homeless. However, Margaret explained to me that they provide only temporary relief from the difficulties young homeless people face every day. The real solution lies in getting the youngsters off the street permanently B) ..... . This is where Second Chance comes in.

When Second Chance work with a homeless teenager, getting a full picture of the teenager's background is their first objective. They need to understand what the young person is going through C) ..... . This information is vital if there is to be any chance of getting a homeless youth off the street. Margaret points out that it may not be as simple as just reuniting the youngsters with their families.

Parents who are no longer willing or able to accommodate their children are now the biggest single cause of homelessness. They account for nearly one in four of more than 90,000 new cases reported by local authorities each year, according to Margaret. A return to the family home is not an option for these young people. At Second Chance, they introduce teenagers to job-training programmes and classes in independent living. Many homeless teenagers are unaware of how to take proper care of themselves or live an organised life. These classes and self-esteem counselling help teens D) ..... .

Most homeless youngsters have quit school, and most will never return. However, as Margaret emphasises, efforts can be made E) ..... . "The sooner a teenager can be brought into contact with mainstream culture, the better the chance of getting him or her off the streets," says Margaret. Only through real contact with everyday people and situations can they be motivated to see more to life. This is what Second Chance pushes for.

Second Chance works with a network of social workers, street contacts, and shelter staff. These groups connect them with the youngsters. After that, it is up to Margaret and her colleagues to get to work and reach out to these youngsters F) ..... .

I asked Margaret what happens when they fail to get a teenager headed in the right direction. "There is always tomorrow and we never stop trying," she replied with a determined smile.

1. that will get them into a job-training programme
2. that can feed up to 300 people
3. who will then, hopefully, return to a more normal life
4. and how he or she came to be in such a terrible position
5. that have been living without their parents' support
6. and on the road towards a productive life with a future
7. who don't see themselves as important

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