US: Five Lessons Learned from Recruiting Foster Families (Opinion)
Imprint – May 30, 2022
While many Americans may be aware of the foster care system in this country, few know much about how the system really works, or understand its shortcomings. And the sad reality is that outcomes for youth who spend time in foster care are, far too often, devastating. Of the homeless adult population in the U.S., 26% have spent time in foster care, 25% of prison inmates are former foster youth and the majority of sexually trafficked youth are current or former foster youth.
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