I spent some time reading these two threads here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/11373988
http://www.democraticunderground.com/11373873
The second thread got me thinking, can't we have an organization that provides places to live for these kids? If I had known that kid in the second link, he could have stayed in my second room. I live in NYC, he would have had a ball. I am sure there are other people, maybe some here in this group at DU that would take kids in who are in situations like these.
Is there no organization that tries to match kids who need places to stay with available homes and apartments?