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Foster youth can choose to participate in extended foster care or not. There are a variety of applications of the phrase throughout the youth development field. [1] In respect to foster care, aging out is the process of a youth transitioning from the formal control of the foster care system towards independent living.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2005, of the approximately 500,000 (was 550,000 in 2000) children in the foster care system in the United States, an estimated 24,000 foster youth age out of care each year and attempt to live independently. (Gardner)
Housing instability among former foster children is a growing problem. National studies estimate that 25% of former foster youths experience homelessness within four years of aging out. Other ...
Every year at least 20,000 youths age out of the U.S. foster care system. In 1995, I became one of them on my 18th birthday. An essay by Nicole A. Childers.
The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 helps foster youth who are aging out of care to achieve self-sufficiency. The U.S. government has also funded the Education and Training Voucher Program in recent years in order to help youth who age out of care to obtain college or vocational training at a free or reduced cost.
According to National Alliance to End Homelessness, nearly 590,000 people experienced homelessness in 2022, some of whom were young adults who have aged out of the foster care system.With no ...
One study reports that 56% of youth used "street drugs" while in foster care and 33% of youth report experiencing drug or alcohol problems since leaving care. [7] Children who age out of foster care are at a high risk for mental illness; including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and attachment disorders. 15% of foster ...
The statistics are truly alarming, so, let’s take care of them now − and not later at even greater expense to the taxpayers. The pilot program offers hope and a road for these youth to become ...