During class we discussed  Inequality, Poverty, and Neoliberal Governance, by Lyon Callo, he sought out to explore homelessness in Northampton, Massachusetts. It became especially difficult to address the homeless youth. The shelter staff had all the wrong methods in embracing the youth, for example Hannah proposed that staff become parent figures that would help the youth address the reality of where they were at in life. The staff saw the youth lacking the skills needed to get a decent job, the staff failed to see the structural components of society (low wages, lack of employment, mental issues etc) The youth were resistant to the shelter rules and its attempts to normalize them. It would only further establish hierarchical relationship with the staff and holding them accountable for their personal homelessness will further push the youth away. Lyon Callo suggests that the staff take time to build a relationship with the youth and helping them figure out what they want, many of them had great disdain towards the American middle class. It was simply not their fault that the wages they received were not enough to pay for an apartment! Many youth like Susan were angry that the system failed them. She had experienced sexual and emotional abuse and actively sought out work, but even then she had no money for rent. Susan would end up pregnant and receiving family assistance. How will the chain of homelessness be broken? How will our youth survive while on the streets? Who will advocate for the youth?