https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh 14% of children in foster care are over age 16. Every year, 24,000 children age out of foster care in the United States of America. Due to a lack of a safety net, aged-out foster youth experience negative outcomes at a rate far higher than any other demographic. en-us 2021-03-10 02:37:44 UTC 2024-10-31 14:49:27 UTC hello@padlet.com pad_fgw https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1290910107 "Officials said the average age of a juvenile human trafficking victim in California is between 12 and 14 years old, and 70 percent of victims come from the foster care system" (Martin, E. & Wolfe, C., 2018).]]> 2021-03-10 02:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1290910107 pad_fgw https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1290933231 Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2012, May 2). Brain research points to better results for foster CARE Youth. Retrieved March 10, 2021, from https://www.aecf.org/blog/better-results-for-foster-care-youth-a-no-brainer/

Barrat, V., & Berliner, B. (2011). The invisible Achievement Gap: Education outcomes of students in foster care in California's public schools. Retrieved March 10, 2021, from https://www.wested.org/resources/the-invisible-achievement-gap-education-outcomes-of-students-in-foster-care-in-californias-public-schools-part-1/#

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Cummings, W. (2019, April 28). The foster-care-to-prison pipeline. Retrieved March 10, 2021, from https://psychcentral.com/blog/foster-care/2019/04/the-foster-care-to-prison-pipeline#2

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KansasCityStarVideo. (2020, January 03). Aged out, put out, homeless and jobless. welcome to adulthood. Retrieved March 10, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37-mw83-PU8

Tiano, S. (2021, March 8). Considering Universal Basic Income for Former Foster Youth. Retrieved from laprogressive.com/universal-basic-income-for-former-foster-youth/]]> 2021-03-10 03:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1290933231 pad_fgw https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1290982761 75% of girls who age out of the foster care system experience pregnancy by age 21. 

33% of non-foster youth have been pregnant by age 21.]]> 2021-03-10 03:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1290982761 pad_fgw https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1291031355 Placement changes for foster youth can subject them to different graduation requirements for each school district.  AB 167/216 helps address this issue by allowing foster youth to choose between streamlined or school district graduation requirements.

75% of foster youth perform below grade level.

While 70% of foster kids say that they want to go to college, only 3% of children who age out of foster care will EVER earn a college degree.]]> 2021-03-10 03:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1291031355 pad_fgw https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1291037474 Two-thirds of older teens leave foster care by aging out. 20% of those who age out immediately face homelessness (Courtney et al., 2019).]]> 2021-03-10 03:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1291037474 pad_fgw https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1291170361 Family reunification is the goal for over half of children entering foster care. Most of these children are indeed reunified with their families. However, more children are spending more years in the system. Too many age out and face a lack of family support at age 18. Those who age out of foster care have worse outcomes than non-aged-out peers on every measure of well-being, including housing, incarceration, education, earning power, sexual health and early pregnancy. ]]> 2021-03-10 04:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1291170361 pad_fgw https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1291184478 If kids who age out of foster care had the same outcomes as the rest of the population, the State would save $4 billion. We save money by doing the right thing.

Foster kids need more housing support whenever they age out of the system.

The concept of a Universal Basic Income may not be tenable for all but would make a big difference for kids who age out of foster care (Tiano, 2021). 

California has a growing  number of programs available for aged-out foster youth. They key is to help kids get through high school and take advantage of  them. ]]> 2021-03-10 04:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1291184478 pad_fgw https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1291261849 Listen to these youths share their stories.]]> 2021-03-10 05:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1291261849 pad_fgw https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1294433031 Senate Bill 739 would provide a Universal Basic Income for aged-out foster youth. If aged-out foster youth can be kept out of the prison system, the State will save money in the long run, and lives of vulnerable youths will be positively impacted. ]]> 2021-03-10 18:14:50 UTC https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1294433031 pad_fgw https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1294526275

"Continually providing young people with opportunities to connect with their families and communities; 

"Encouraging them to build on strengths and talents; 

"Helping them advocate for themselves and be active in their own planning and decision making; and 

"Promoting practices based on an understanding that “just as early maltreatment and subsequent trauma can negatively impact brain development, positive experiences during adolescence can strengthen healthy neural connections and promote learning.”

"The report recommends that all states extend “developmentally appropriate foster care” services to age 21, so that young people continue to receive support as they transition to employment, higher education, and more permanent living situations. The federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 appropriates funds for states to extend foster care beyond age 18. So far, however, only 11 states are exercising that option, and experts say improvements are needed in how the law is implemented.

]]> 2021-03-10 18:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1294526275 pad_fgw https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1294743598 Foster care and more placements within foster care correlate with a much higher risk of entering the justice system. Girls are affected much more than boys (Cummings, 2019).]]> 2021-03-10 19:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/pad_fgw/9po7qd6andqrekdh/wish/1294743598