And we hear about all those ways. Places also full of drug and alcohol abuse, places which not only are unsuitable for raising a child, but which are the antithesis of a safe and supportive home. So our Covenant Houses and there are now twenty exist mainly for street kids. Fourteen Covenant Houses are in the United States and six others are in Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. And each is first and foremost, a shelter, a safe place to be when the street is all else that is available.
Kids come to our door willingly.
We do not take referrals. Our Open Intake policy means we take any kid that comes. Nobody can send us a kid. Admission is always voluntary. We see kids as young as five in Latin America.