""But the sad part that came with it is I never knew that we had that many homeless youth in the city of Chicago. You know, you grow up and you may see people like under the viaducts, or you may see people sleeping on the bus stops or whatever, but I always saw them as adults. You know, I never saw anybody that's 15, and 16, and 17 years old that’s couch surfing, or you know they're sleeping in parks, they're sleeping in trains, they're anywhere just to make sure they're getting some kind of rest. They're all over the place, and it was really sad, but it motivated me to say, 'okay, this is something that we really need to address in the city of Chicago." - Paviella Foster (CaSSA Manager, Ignite, formerly Teen Living Programs)

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A preview of PLACE, a Chicago Sustainability Series Dialogue held on September 14th, 2016 in support of Teen Living Programs at Savage Smyth. Featuring a panel discussion with Paviella Foster (CaSSA Manager, Ignite, formerly Teen Living Programs), Molly Meyer (Founder + CEO, Omni Ecosystems), Meegan Czop (Owner + Creator, Great Lakes Yard), and Dan French (Founder + CEO, Brownfield Listings).

In partnership with Healthy Soil Compost + Nature's Little Recyclers, all food waste was transported by bike and composted, and courtesy of partner, Chicago Votes, voter registration was conducted.

Learn more about The Chicago Sustainability Series at SustainTheChi.com.