Without Helping The Youth Of Chicago Society As A Whole Will Suffer

By Amy Meyer


Society and the communities that make up society have changed considerably. People no longer care for each other and nobody seems to have time to help others. It is a culture of each one for himself and in the process, many people become adrift. It is especially young people that are in danger of being lost between the many cracks of modern society. Young people need nurturing and direction. That is why it is so very important to have programs helping the youth of Chicago.

One of the main reasons why there are so many desperately needy young people is the fact that so many families have become dysfunctional. Children are no longer treasured and cared for. Everyone is too busy. Kids are left on their own and they are not given the encouragement, love and acceptance that is so vital to them. So they look for acceptance and help elsewhere, often at the wrong places and with the wrong people.

So many young people become adrift because they simply cannot find employment. Unfortunately, a poor economy and many other factors have seen to it that job opportunities are becoming increasingly scarce. These young people become desperate, and they often develop feelings of worthlessness. At least some organizations offer youngsters skills training in order to help them become more employable.

Young people are impressionable and they can easily fall into the traps of more experienced people that will convince them that they are worthless and that they have no future. In the process, they often become depressed and experience anxiety. They have no sense of self worth and they may even become destructive. Some organizations offer counseling to these youngsters, if only they can convince them to attend.

Substance abuse among young people has become a major problem. Youngsters take drugs or alcohol to forget about their problems and to have a good time. They almost always fall into the truly horrible trap of addiction. Some helper organizations offer programs that will assist addicted young people, but it is unfortunately very difficult to convince them that they need such help and successes are few.

Young people in trouble often live on the streets and they drift from one place to another. This makes it very difficult to reach them and help them. To alleviate this problem some organizations have set up places of safety where these unfortunate youngster can have a safe place to overnight and where they can get a square meal. It is at these places that many organizations reach out a hand of compassion to youngsters.

Organizations, charities, churches and even individuals offer excellent programs that can be of much help to young people in trouble. Sadly, they are severely hampered by a lack of resources. There are not enough volunteers, money, facilities and other resources to reach out to the vast number of urban young people that are desperately in need of their help. Much is being done, but much more remains to be done.

If society as a whole ignores the desperate light of young people in trouble it does so at its own detriment. It is the duty of every person, organization and authority to do whatever is possible to secure the safety, security and future of the youngsters of society. The alternative is too ghastly to contemplate.




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