I say true since it says they "have a better chance at being successful" instead of a definite chance.
“any girl or boy who has not reached adulthood, for whom the street (in the broadest sense of the word, including unoccupied dwellings, wasteland, etc.) has become her or his habitual abode and/or sources of livelihood, and who is inadequately protected, supervised or directed by responsible adults”
Elie's will to survive for him and his father.
“because the train will arrive any minute”
adverb clauses usually start with because, after, if, although
