"It is very important for teens to have places they can go away from home and school. This is a large factor in making them responsible and mature."

"Socializing is an important skill to learn within the youth, they need to be able to communicate with people, make friends, and have experiences you can’t have at school or at home."

"Teens need time to breathe and be themselves."

"Young people need access to safe third spaces so they can have more freedom to try and experience new things and do it together with others."

"On the other hand some kids may abuse their safe space and do something to make others feel unsafe or put people in danger. There has been a recent uprising of unprovoked assaults from teens leaving other people seriously injured or dead."

"Adults are trying to avoid teens altogether, banning them from places crossing the street when they see one but at the same time they are the ones that are complaining that teens aren't doing anything."

"Philadelphia and other places are restricting teenagers' thirds spaces."

"We all know that Philadelphia is dangerous, but this isn't just for people in Philadelphia. This is all over the world."

"It's important for teenagers to have access to third spaces because teenagers now don't have anywhere to hang out at."