Typically it would be a young person between the ages of 16 and 24 who is looking for shelter. A large percentage of these young people would have a history of care at some point. Probably about 40% of the young people coming into my shelter have been in the system somehow.
The other side is that addictions and mental health would definitely be factors. Moving out on their own, not knowing how to deal with a landlord or even being able to start the process, and not understanding how to engage the system properly would all be characteristics.