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>> you all need to get the [ muted ] out of here, man, because these guys are getting ready to call the police already. you all got sitting there filming them. thats [ muted ]. you do what the [ muted ] youve got to do and get the [ muted ] out of here, man. >> several of the young runaways are prepared to hold their ground while josh tries to pull it together. >> what you saying, red. >> you got to go. you got to go. >> i been gone all my life. >> no, they aint. what you saying, red? >> what up...

Friends. >> me and logan trained together in the program and both left at the same time. weve kind of slept together, watched out for each other. >> going to salvation army, get something to eat. >> this is their daily routine. after spending the day at the library, josh and his friends head to salvation army to eat dinner. with the help of those around him, josh is beginning to learn the realities of surviving on the streets. >> i am sort of new at this and it has been kind of a shock to me and...

Josh shuffles his way to dinner with his new girlfriend, brandy, who says she has run away from home. >> im used to my family screwing me over. i mean, there will always be a my heart that loves them because theyre my blood, but josh told me this yesterday, enough with the blood bull [ muted ]. i need to make a family of choice. >> joshs group of friends has bonded into a family-like unit. >> were basically like brothers. i mean, we watch out for each other. we share food, we share water. >> if ...

>> you all right. youre in your own world or something. were supposed to be together in this thing. >> im perfectly fine. >> it dont seem like it. >> okay. >> im trying to help you. what i got is yours. thats what home boys is all about. thats what being on the streets is about, being partners. whats mine is yours, yours is mine. >> james says he is tempted to spend his money on crack but getting a roof over their heads is more important. >> its not about drugs, its about us. its about us gettin...

>> teanna does not have regular prenatal care. she had a sonogram at a local hospital and found out shes having a girl. teanna refuses to go into a shelter because men and women are not allowed to sleep in the same quarters and teanna does not want to be separated from bam. when she delivers, she risks having her baby placed in foster care if she is found to be an unfit mother. 18-year-old runaway and jacksonville native josh has been on the streets for two weeks. before leaving home, he says hi...

You know. i got my diploma. im smart. just looking for a chance. >> new friends, anthony and 18-year-old jacksonville native josh, are hanging out in the park with a group of their buddies. anthony is preparing to give josh a stick and poke tattoo. he prepares the rudimentary tools, a staple with the end filed sharp, inserted into a pencil eraser and ink from a ballpoint pen. >> get one cross on your shoulder with a phoenix in the middle. >> the tattoo josh picked out has special meaning for him...

>> thats our new home now. thats where were going to sleep from now on out. >> 19-year-old teanna whos five months pregnant and her boyfriend bam are moving into a tents in the woods next to where teannas mother carla sleeps. >> dont come tonight, im sleeping there. >> im sleeping tonight here. i am not going to -- >> teanna and bam did not want to sleep at the abandoned nightclub anymore. there are rumors the police are watching it. >> i dont know if its true but i dont care. im not taking chan...

Drink some mountain dew. >> you need some sugar. dude, you need some sugar. >> got to get your glucose up, dude. >> drink, you need some sugar, dude. >> the group asks josh if he wants to see a doctor. >> swallow. swallow, josh. >> you want to go to the hospital? >> no, dont need to go to the hospital. hes getting better. >> they urge josh to wake up. >> keep your eyes open, dude. keep your eyes open. >> dont roll your eyes to the back of the head. >> joshs body is in shock from the tattoo. he h...

Motion. after leaving the park, josh did not seek medical attention. things are looking up for 24-year-old runaway rodney. hes still homeless but hes been accepted into the patient care technician program at concord career college. this morning, he has an appointment to meet with a financial aid counselor. >> right now, im seeking help from the state. they say im approved already but i still, i dont have a job right now. >> rodney is prepared to juggle school and day labor to finish his program....

>> shes been moving around a lot, though. i know shes okay. i dont like when she holds still. i dont like that. i want her to be kicking. that way i know youre still in there, youre okay. >> teanna says her baby is her first priority and says she will choose her little girl over bam, her mother or anyone else. >> shes the only one im worried about right now. you know, hes talking about doing illegal stuff all the time. dont make me have to worry. i care a lot about him, but i aint going to put u...