At age 18, most youth in foster care are legally on their own. Every year nearly 20,000 leave the system with little, if any, financial support or adult back-up.
The ability of any young person to succeed in adulthood is tied to seven crucial and connected areas:
- Formation of his or her personal and cultural identity
- Ties to a community and to supportive friends
- Access to physical and mental health services
- Mastery of daily life skills
- Access to education (vocational or academic)
- Readiness for employment and job-search skills
- Access to safe housing
Teens in foster care want, need, and deserve no less.
Please join us in the search for better ways to prepare youth in care for the responsibilities and opportunities of adulthood.