CHSLarry
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@ I am so very glad that you are going well on your own after turning 18 w/o crutches!
7:38 AM May 24th
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in reply to IamSauerkraut
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50% of girls who age out are pregnant within 1 yr. - Aging-Out of Foster Care Project - Kickstarter
12:32 PM May 23rd
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Finding homes 4 children who have been in foster care >2 yrs & reducing number who age out without a home.
10:12 AM May 22nd
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Cost to extend support to age 25 for youth in child welfare more than recouped in savings & increased tax revenues.
7:14 AM May 14th
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Today and every day in the US, 74 youth "age out" (become too old for foster care). 31 of these will soon be homeless.
8:42 AM May 11th
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Aged out foster youth--boomerangs with no place to return.
1:57 PM May 3rd
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When everything a foster child owns is in a trash bag, s/he feels like trash too.
5:29 AM May 2nd
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May is Nat Foster Care month. Thanks to the many foster parents who literally save lives every day.
2:04 PM May 1st
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If a single child turns 18 in foster care without a permanent family, we have failed. In the US last year, we failed 27,000 times.
5:20 AM Apr 30th
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@ Connect aging out foster youth with caring adult, bio family, ADOPTION, or mentor. No one should be alone at 18.
5:04 AM Apr 19th
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in reply to KimSnodgrass
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What happens to 18 yr olds who age out of the foster care system? They're often alone, with no idea where to go.
1:42 PM Apr 18th
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Plea from foster child, "It is NOT our fault, and we should not suffer because of our parents’ mistakes."
1:22 PM Apr 18th
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Hats off to people who make a real difference in the lives of youth aging out of foster care.
5:24 AM Apr 17th
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Good brief by Jim Casey on youth aging out of foster care.
1:56 PM Apr 16th
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Many former foster youth are a "half-step away from homelessness."
10:57 AM Apr 5th
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Unstable housing--an insurmountable hurdle to independence for many youth aging out of care.
6:34 AM Apr 2nd
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Foster care is a lifesaver but as length of time in out-of-home placement increases, the probability of negative outcomes also increases.
6:34 AM Mar 23rd
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Assisting foster youth during time of transition to independence is a necessary and wise investment.
1:07 PM Mar 13th
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Congrats Justin @ & @ ‘Best for the World’ as a business creating the most positive community impact. How true!
1:12 PM Mar 7th
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@ Thank you Jamie!
1:46 PM Mar 2nd
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in reply to jchesler1
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- Name Larry D. Lowe
- Location Winter Park, Florida
- Web http://www.chsfl.org
- Bio Director of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Children's Home Society of Florida—working to improve outcomes for foster youth transitioning to adulthood.
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