It really is absolute foolishness that we still play these "what if something goes wrong" games at the expense of "what if everything goes right", when it comes to serving our youth!

To compare a place that is meant to PREVENT our young people who have no home or simply need a safe space from ending up IN jail/prison TO an ACTUAL JAIL/PRISON, where unlawful choices and offenses were already made, is downright shameful.

That the misplaced fears of a few wrong-minded individuals--the exact same kind of individuals who get to ignore the dangers and fears our young people face by NOT having a safe space/place/people to turn to like RHY, leaving them vulnerable to WORSE than what they concoct in their minds could happen there--can halt funding and aid to our young people is offensive.

This scarcity and fear-based mindset can't be allowed to continue governing how we care for each other as people, ESPECIALLY when it comes to our most precious and vulnerable population: our young people!