Sacramento’s growing LGBT teen homeless population fighting for the basics.

As the scorching August sun sizzles Sacramento, Midtown’s LGBT center is cranking up the A/C and the hydration.

Carlos Buchanan is drinking his first cup of clean water all day.

“It’s very hard to find clean sources of water… we can’t just drink straight from the river because it makes almost everybody sick,” he said.

He’s referring to the thousands of homeless youth he shares the streets with.