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2. Foster Care Independence Act - Wikipedia

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   The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106–169 (text), 113 Stat. 1882, enacted December 14, 1999) aims to assist youth aging out of foster care in the United States in obtaining and maintaining independent living skills. Youth aging out of foster care, or transitioning out of the formal foster care system, are one of the most ...

3. Aging out - Wikipedia

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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.

4. Foster care - Wikipedia

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   However, youth aging out of foster care have indicated that these programs are failing to fully address the needs of young adults without familial assistance. [96] Nearly half reported that they were unprepared for independent living and cited a lack of concrete needs such as safe housing, money and bus passes after aging out.

5. Many foster youths become homeless after aging out. Is this ...

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   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 ...

6. Coastal Georgia nonprofits help to fill gaps in support for ...

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   In 2014, she launched Gilliard and Company, a nonprofit that assists 18- to 20-year-olds who have aged out of the foster care system.Gilliard operates an Independent Living Program in Savannah ...

7. With tuition waivers, foster youth finally getting the assist ...

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   This year’s state budget supports a pilot program at Rhode Island College to provide tuition waivers for youth aging out of state care. This is an amazing and generous opportunity for vulnerable ...

8. Foster care in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Foster care youth are at significantly higher risk of experiencing homelessness. [16] After "aging out" of the system at age 18, research has shown that previous foster youth still face difficult instability in their lives. As much as 30 percent of previous foster children are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. [20]

9. I Learned That Aging Out Of Foster Care Can Lead to ... - AOL

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   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.