Statement: “Over 7,500 youth each year run away from home in San Diego County,” Walter Philips, executive director of San Diego Youth Services, wrote in an editorial published by the Union-Tribune Jan. 21.
Analysis: In the editorial, Philips argued for greater financial support of the region’s homeless children, a service offered by his nonprofit organization, and said the need is rising as budget shortfalls across the state pressure cuts to social services.
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