Thousands of young adults in Massachusetts have no place to call home.

“I was struggling for a little bit,” said Emily Duval.

Duval’s struggle began last fall when her job as a teacher’s aide was cut. The 23-year-old could no longer afford a place to live with her one-year-old son.

“I was living in a shelter,” said Duval. “I was trying to find permanent housing for me and my son also while looking for a job.”

Duval was part of a crisis in this country. One out of every 10 young adults have experienced homelessness. Many of them often forced to stay with friends or in temporary housing.

“Every day, a young person is experiencing homelessness, their chances of chronic homelessness increases,” said Connor Schoen, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Breaktime.

Some leave their homes due

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