I aged out of care at the age of 19. One of the biggest struggles I faced after exiting foster care was figuring out what to do with my spare...
Council members of the National Foster Care Youth and Alumni Policy Council met on October 9, 2012, with the George Sheldon, Assistant Secretary of the Administration for Children and Families...
Young people who “age out” of foster care — or turn too old to receive foster care services — often face the challenges of adulthood without much support. uddenly, a...
Most young people know that it’s important to have a plan before leaving foster care. But each year, FosterClub hears from youth who have left foster care and lost out...
Listed here are just a selection of challenges that can make the journey to adulthood more difficult. If have one or more of these challenges, it does not mean that...
This is your life. As you approach adulthood, you will have more and more control over decisions that affect you. Your participation in the planning process is the best way...
SunSentinel.com, April 5, 2010, by Akilah Johnson , Fort Lauderdale-
If the state slashes Tamarra Lestage's only safety net — a monthly stipend given to former foster children — she'll...
OregonLive.com, by Michelle Cole, February 23, 2010, SALEM -- Teens aging out of foster care will retain health care coverage from the Oregon Health Plan until they turn 21, under...
Hey everybody, So i am transiting out of foster care in 26 more days. I am very excited but in a way i am very scared due to that fact...
CHANGES ARE Funky sometimes uncertain, and the days have crowded with newfound tasks as well as responsibilities to undertake and effectively assume those new responsibilities safely and surely. I am...