ARTICLE TAG

aging out

Never Too Old for a Full Backpack

7/3/2023

Never Too Old for a Full Backpack

As I got older and eventually entered college, I realized support was not something I could rely on forever, writes Alex Guerrero.

Cycling Through Foster Care and Juvenile Detention

6/29/2023

Plant the Seeds of Success

All it takes is just a little notice, a glance, and a bit of water to prove that not every plant is so defeatable. I like to think that we, foster youth, are the same way, writes Loe Renee.

More Mental Health Resources, Less Police

5/15/2023

More Mental Health Resources, Less Police

Policing in mental health cases have been harmful when foster youth are in need of support and trauma-informed services, says Tasha Matthews.

Youth Services Insider

2/3/2022

Guidance Process Finally Underway for Housing After Foster Care Program

A coalition of current and former foster youth conceived of and pushed for the Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act, which became law in late 2020.
After more than a year in development, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued official rules and regulations for states around the Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act, which codified in law a program to support housing stability for youth who age out of foster care. 

What No One Told You About Aging Out and Exiting the Juvenile Justice System

1/6/2022

What No One Told You About Aging Out and Exiting the Juvenile Justice System

Young people who leave the child welfare or juvenile justice systems often face significant challenges, writes Deddtrease Edwards.

12/2/2021

The New Year’s Cliff for California Foster Care Requires a Community Solution

On New Year's Day, Serita Cox of iFoster writes, thousands of older youth in California foster care will age out the system. The community must come together to help.

    We Need to Train Child Welfare Workers to Help Heal Trauma from Foster Care

    8/20/2021

    Child Welfare Ideas from the Experts

    The Imprint is highlighting each of the policy recommendations made this summer by the participants of the Foster Youth Internship Program (FYI), a group of 11 former foster youths who have completed congressional internships.

    10/15/2020

    She Wrote the Book on Surviving Foster Care as a Black Kid

    Ángela Quijada-Banks wants to make sure no one ages out of foster care like she did. When she left North Carolina’s foster care system as a teen, she had to scramble to find housing, just days before the start of her college classes.

    A Federal Bill Could Boost Funds for Home Visiting Program for Parents

    9/22/2020

    ‘The Forgotten Students’: Report Calls on Congress to Help Hard-hit Foster Youth on Campus

    The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening to crush the college dreams of thousands of people who will soon be aging out of foster care, and Congress must take urgent steps to avoid these devastating outcomes, according to a report being released this week.