A term used by the runaway and homeless youth community to describe the exchange, whether consensual or coercive, of sex for basic survival needs such as food, clothing, shelter, protection, or money for food and other basic needs. These relationships may be with individuals the youth has on-going contact with or a one-time encounter to meet a particular need. (www.nrcdv.org)
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