Support urged to end Hell children face

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"Hell Is For Children" is the title of a song by Pat Benatar, but all too often it is the anthem of the hundreds of kids who for one reason or another find themselves living in the street.

Running blind through the streets, alcohol, drugs, prostitution, and thievery become a mainstay of their lives. With no place to go, no place to hide, and no one to care, street kids live a lonely life.

All hasn't been lost, though. There are people and agencies trying to alleviate the situation and make the world a little less hellish for the kids of the street. In this issue of "Windspeaker" we profile three of these organizations and talk to some of the people involved - people who seem at times to be fighting a losing battle, but nevertheless continue to help in a big way in making the world a little better for the kids in their care, or who use their services.

Providing a service to a sometimes bitter clientele, these organizations and individuals quite often are not given their due respect. Communities don't want to see the problems that have been created by our continued progress in technology and sciences. Parents don't want to be reminded of their failures. Nobody wants to see the sad state of affairs we've left for our children.

Although there are many more organizations such as the three profiled many more individuals that we had an opportunity to talk to, the battle to make things easier for the less fortunate children of this world, those living in their own little hell, continues to rage. And those waging the battle will continue in obvious obscurity unless we are willing to recognize the job they are doing and help them where we can.

Let's help make it so that "Hell isn't for Children." They're too young and beautiful to burn.