When people think of foster care, they often picture little kids waiting for homes. But there’s another side of the story that rarely gets told, what happens when those kids grow up and the system lets go. Every year in the United States, more than 20,000 young adults “age out” of foster care when theyContinue reading “Aging Out of Foster Care: What Happens When the System Stops at 18”
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The Truth About Fostering Teens: What I Wish More People Knew
When most people think of foster care, they picture toddlers or young children, but the reality is that nearly one in three kids in foster care is a teenager. Despite that, teens are often the least likely to find stable placements or permanent families. According to national data, over 20,000 youth age out of fosterContinue reading “The Truth About Fostering Teens: What I Wish More People Knew”
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