US: Report: States need to improve opportunities for older foster youth | Friday Morning Coffee (Includes video)
Tioga Publishing – May 12, 2023
The hope of permanent families, supportive adult connections, stable housing, and post-secondary education remain out of reach for too many young people in foster care. That’s the bottom line of a new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation taking stock of the foster care experiences of teenagers and young adults in all 50 states, Washington D.C, and Puerto Rico, and how child welfare systems support them as they move into adulthood. As our sibling site Maryland Matters reports, the new data also note that some states have provided financial assistance for foster children and parents, but the foundation said more investments are needed toward job training, post-secondary education and stable housing.
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