By Dan Lips and Tim Keller
Children aging out of foster care enter adulthood with few of the safety nets typical teenagers may take for granted. These young adults often don’t have grandparents to give them a used car or a savvy cousin to help them navigate the college admissions process. Most importantly, children who age out typically do not have parents willing or able to help them financially when the rent is due, the refrigerator is empty, or the cell phone company threatens to shut off service.
As a result of these significant disadvantages, youth who age out
of foster care often succumb to poor life outcomes. They are significantly more likely to become homeless, unemployed, or incarcerated than the general population. Frighteningly, most human trafficking victims were formerly in foster care, according to multiple government estimates. - Read Full Article
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