America’s Lost Youth and the Crisis of Disconnection
As many as 4.5 million young people between 16 and 24 years of age were neither in school nor working writes Anne Kim in her book ABANDONED. In the book she skillfully weaves heart-rending stories of young people navigating early adulthood alone, in communities where poverty is endemic and opportunities almost nonexistent. She presents the case for the expansion of programs of social programs that will provide them with the support they need to achieve self-sufficiency.
Anne Kim is the vice president of domestic policy at the Progressive Policy Institute and a contributing editor at…
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