"I Don't Want to Be a Basic Statistic".

The article discusses the life stories of various current and former homeless youths in the U.S. such as Brandon Stokes, and it mentions statistics regarding homeless children in places such as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program's journey2home public art project dealing with youth housing insecurity is examined, along with the A Place to Call Home youth housing project and the efforts to help young people such as Stokes improve their lives.