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Hope for Homeless Youth

Tina Kelley revisits her bestselling book Almost Home: Helping Kids Move from Homelessness to Hope

Co-author of the bestselling Almost Home: Helping Kids Move from Homelessness to Hope, TINA KELLEY discusses new challenges and solutions to the scourge of youth homelessness—legislation in the works, powerful possible ways to fight human trafficking as well as updates on the young people from her book. Tina Kelley was a reporter at The New York Times for a decade, where she was part of the Metro section team that won a 2002 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the September 11 attacks. She is currently on the staff at Covenant House.

Thursday, Apr. 16, 7:30-9pm

Columbia High School Library

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17 Parker Ave., Maplewood

Fee: $15

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For more information or to purchase tickets, call The South Orange-Maplewood Adult School, 973-378-7620 or visit our website: somadultschool.org.

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