I'm a special education teacher at a BCPSS high school and one of my students was kicked out of his house and left in the cold and rain. He had a car to sleep in all weekend but no longer has anywhere to stay tonight. He is 15 so he's too old for the kid's shelters, but too young (and quite small) to be safe in an adult men's shelter, which are already closed for the night regardless.
My boyfriend picked him up off the porch of an abandoned row home in West Baltimore and we are just trying to figure out any solution that gets him safely through the night in a warm space on a bed or couch so that we can follow up with CPS tomorrow and hopefully get him an emergency foster care placement.
I will take any suggestions. Is there a church I can connect with? An empty basement apartment with a bed or couch for one night? I would be willing to pay. Just looking for any solution for just one night in a city that seems to have no solutions for this child.
I have worked with him for two years and know him as well as I can.
Thank you š
nzahn1 t1_jab4ady wrote
Have you tried 2-1-1? Iām not an expert, but seems like the ārightā (but maybe not effective) place to start.
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