Randy, 15, gets out of the rain in a downtown Santa Cruz doorway with all of his earthly positions on the ground next to him in a duffle bag. Many homeless teens in Santa Cruz, like Randy, are totally on their own - either kicked out of their homes by drug-using parents or runaways whose families don't care to have them back.
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| Shorty, 13, carries a chip on his shoulder after escaping from a life of being a drug courier for his heroin-dealing mother.
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| Eve, 14, gets a meal at the River Street Shelter, surrounded by homeless adults.
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