Columbus Library branches designated "safe place" for homeless youth

Connecting young people in need to help - that's the aim of a new partnership involving the Columbus Metropolitan Library.And there are new options for youth with no place else to turn.It is a reality no one wants to be true: An estimated 2000 young people in Columbus, homeless."That breaks my heart every time I go home, knowing that I have a home to go to, and these young people do not," said Kyra Crockett-Hodge.She leads youth outreach at Huckleberry House, the only youth shelter in Columbus."