Covenant House resident Eddie White, 18, relaxes on a couch that was donated to Covenant House Missouri February 14, 2009.
Eddie moved out of his home when he was 18 because of disputes with family members 2 weeks before he was to start he senior year of high school. He spent these two weeks staying with various relatives and on the streets. He spent the night before school started on the front steps of his school. He started staying at Covenant House soon after school started. He has plans for attending college in the fall for business administration.
Photographer Carmen Troesser donates her time to capture the spirit of homeless teens for the Do1Thing project.
It is the goal of Do1Thing to empower homeless youth to move themselves from homelessness to a permanent housing. Empowerment comes by outfitting the teens with training, items and supplies needed to overcome their current situations move forward.
http://do1thing.org
http://www.heartgallerynj.org
