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Movie on Aging Out of Foster Care

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Airs Feb. 28 at 9 pm et/pt. Encores Mar. 1 at 8 pm & Mar. 3 at 9 pm et/pt

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22 UPI-- U.S. actress and TV personality Rosie O'Donnell has agreed to star in and executive produce a movie based on the novel America Lifetime Networks said.

aging out

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“Aging out” refers to what happens when youth reach a certain age (age 18 in most states) and are no longer eligible for support from the foster care system. Without foster care funding, many youth lose their place to live, health care coverage, connections to supportive adults, and are ill-prepared to support themselves in the adult world.

Leaving foster care on his own

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Christopher Andrade's Story

A New Home

A New Home

From On Their Own
By Martha Shirk and Gary Stangler

The following story is taken from the book On Their Own, a new book that tells the story of what happens to kids when they age out of the foster care system. This is part of the story of Casey-Jack, who spent 5 years in the foster care system.

Study looks at social connections of youth aging out of foster care

Chapin Hall released a new report:

A Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime: Relational Permanence Among Young Adults with Foster Care Backgrounds

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