Better editing needed?

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/12/09/as_youth_homelessness_rises_group_seeks_to_give_shelter/?page=1

This story, on today's Globe front page, is about the growing population of homeless young adults, 18 to 24 years of age, who have placed out of foster care due to their age. I think it is badly written, and I would like to know what others think. Is it a problem with my ability to focus, or is this reporter all over the place?

The article of perhaps 1,000 words flits between vignettes of three individuals, three nonprofit organizations that serve this population, and statistics from local, state and federal sources. It might not feel like "flitting" if every sentence did not start a new paragraph. (I am exaggerating, but only slightly.)

The subject of growth in homelessness these young people is a serious one. I wish this article had been written in a more coherent and compelling way, and not as if it were trying to model Attention Deficit Disorder. If I were to try to remember the three critical facts an hour from now (or even five minutes ago) I could not.