it's extremely difficult. >> danielle knows ralisha well, she runs a play area. for more than a year the 8-year-old thrived on art projects and dream of being a model or cheerleader. this is a place she felt safe. >> she was trusting, loving, the first kid who was outside when we arrived and runs up to you. it's play time. and throws her arms around you. and children living here need to be kept safe. it's unspeakable to me that there's someone who families trusted with their safety and children's safety. shelter's managers and leaders at the department of human services which overseas the homeless shelter are not saying much about why an employee are permitted to enact. according to the fiscal policy, more than 400 families stayed in the shelters. this year it's more than 700. with a growing homeless population, homeless advocates say it's understandable why families might be vulnerable to situations like ralishas. >> parents may not be as sensitive to boundaries or red nothings. it's - there are a lot of people who prey on vulnerable people. not everyone has the

. >>> now these are the last pictures of eight-year-old ralisha rud, she was last seen with someone herfamily trusted. there is serious question about how the city protects homeless children. it is a struggle sometimes from the first day of life. >> when i first saw her, was this where we're going to be at? i didn't know what i was in store for. when the guy showed me how i'm supposed to close it up, there's no lock, there's no key. >> we'll hear more about the risk to homeless kids and teens in america. that's coming up at the top of the hour on "america tonight." >> joie, thank you. >>> now to a surprising new program in amsterdam, that's intended to help alcoholics, putting them to work and paying them with beer. you lori jane gliha reports. >> this is coon rouse. a former postman, he walked these same streets delivering mail. a former alcoholic, all struggling addicts who spend half the day on streets picking up trash. in exchange the city offers them beer. five cans to be rationed throughout the day plus a warm beel, tobacco and ten euros. it is part of an unconventional program th