When we asked uncomfortable questions growing up about kids who didn't have parents or were in other desperate situations, we were often reassured that there were systems in place such as foster care programs and child protective services to ensure they didn't face their problems alone.
But while we recognize that there are some beautiful stories that can come out of systems like these, the unfortunate reality is that there just as many stories of kids slipping through their cracks.
And when it comes to foster care, this is a particular problem for teens who get too old to be eligible for the program anymore. Because when they haven't been adopted, they're essentially left on their own.
This reality has no easy solutions and often goes without much discussion, but one cafe founder wants to change that as much as he can.