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Hello, Former Foster Youth
For foster youth who are searching, this is a plea. This is a plea to anyone who has been involved in the foster care system. Specifically, this is for that…
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Transition to Community
Imagine a world in which young people were able to prepare for the hardships that they will inevitably experience as independent adults. This doesn’t mean that they would be immune…
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Life After Foster Care
NOVICE ISSUES The picture above is both sobering and real. Success is generally considered the end of a thing, but there is much more to unpack. This illusion of what…
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College Graduation Rates
Fewer than three percent of foster children graduate from college and fewer than sixty percent graduate from high school. Many states offer tuition waivers for students to attend college, brining opportunity…
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Children in Foster Care
There are over 400,000 kids in foster care today. Only 51 percent of foster children are reunified with their parents or primary caretakers. The rest are either adopted, live with…