Leonardo Gruca
Leonardo Gruca voted up PJ Stein's answer
My counselor said that a women's shelter would probably turn me away because they usually take in mothers with their children. How come women's shelters say they want to help kids but they would turn away a single 16 year old?

Unless you are married most states consider you a minor and that is why they won't take you. If you are married then you have in many cases been considered emancipated and should take you. If you are looking for a women's shelter becuase you are trying to get away from your parents, that is … Read more