Youth homelessness charity Safe in the City held an event at the Houses of Parliament on 28 January, hosted by treasury minister Paul Boateng, to get the message across.
Victor Abedowale, Safe in the City patron and chief executive of social care organisation Turning Point, said that Safe in the City's cluster scheme model provided "an innovative solution to the growing problem of youth homelessness and other forms of social exclusion like drugs, crime and truancy".
Nicola Bacon, the charity's director, said: "Our young people's forum, independent evaluation and parenting groups are just some of the ways we listen to what our young people and families are telling us."
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