“Stubborn cycle of runaways becoming prostitutes,” a New York Times article talks about Ann. A seemingly normal girl was raped by her cousin, this led her to run away from her "boyfriend" one day. Just when she thought she was in good hands he starts beating her and starts selling her for money. While gruesome, this happens quite often; pimps will target a runaway girl within 48 hours of her escape. Then he will treat her as if she were the world, but as soon as they are with them, they will start beating them and threatening them, saying that if they don't sell themselves they will kill them. Not only does the City of New York only have about 250 beds for 3,800 teenagers, but it has denied funding for runaway and homeless youth and has actually cut funding to $745,000. A study conducted found that in every four runaways they sold themselves for basic needs such as food and shelter. All the stories are the same, so it is not surprising that when 200-400 children are denied access to Covenant House, because there are no places available...