Aging Out of Foster Care

A Different 'Graduation': Helping Our Foster Youth Move Into Adulthood

Michael Piraino | Posted 09.01.2011

Read More: Graduation, Foster Care, Aging Out of Foster Care, Child Abuse, Social Safety Nets, Foster Youth, National CASA, Advocacy, Impact News
Michael Piraino

Often referred to as "aging out," the harsh reality is that in many instances when foster youth turn 18, they are on their own.

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Foster Care: An Uncertain Future For Half A Million Children

The Huffington Post | Gabrielle Canon | Posted 06.17.2011

Read More: Aging Out of Foster Care, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Adoptuskids, Adoption, Impact News

When Enrique Montiel was 9 years old, he and his four siblings were taken away from their parents, and placed into the foster care system. He remember...

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Homeless for the Holidays

Michael Piraino | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abused and Neglected Children, Foster Care, Aging Out of Foster Care, Court Appointed Special Advocates, National CASA, Impact News
Michael Piraino

For the 25,000 teenagers who age-out of foster care each year, the holiday season can pass without family get-togethers or celebration. But there is something each of us can do to help!

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Life Begins at 18 . . . Or Ends

Kristina Brittenham | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foster Children, AB 12, Aging Out of Foster Care, Foster Care, Foster Youth, Los Angeles News
Kristina Brittenham

If a foster youth turns 18 and hasn't been lucky enough to become part of a family, the obstacle course that is already her life gets ridiculous.

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Imagine Spending Your First Night Homeless on Your 18th Birthday.

Mark Horvath | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homeless, Aging Out of Foster Care, Homeless Youth, Homelessness, Invisible People, invisiblepeople.tv, Impact News
Mark Horvath

I was crossing a street in Salt Lake City and saw Sergei. That day was Sergei's 18th birthday. That day was also his first night homeless.

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'Family Unification Program' To Reunite 5,000 Children With Families Separated By Recession

Tonic | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economic Downturn, Homeless Youth, Homelessness, Family Unification Program, Aging Out of Foster Care, Foster Care, Recession, Affordable Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Impact News

Since the economic downturn in late 2008, the headlines about foreclosures and unemployment have become familiar and all too commonplace. What is less...

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Jimmy Wayne Completes 1,700 Mile 'Meet Me Halfway' Charity Walk For Homeless Youth

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foster Children, Homeless Youth, Foster Youth, Jimmy Wayne, Aging Out of Foster Care, Meet Me Halfway Campaign, Jimmy-Wayne-Meet-Me-Half-Way, Foster Care, HomeBase Youth Services, Monroe Harding, Video, Impact News

In January, country music star Jimmy Wayne set off across the country on a 1,700 mile trek to raise awareness about the plight of youth who grow too o...

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'The Teen Project' Helps Teenagers Aging Out Of The Foster System

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Laura Burns, Foster Children, The Teen Project, Homeless Youth, California, Aging Out of Foster Care, Foster Care, Video, Impact News

For 18-year-old California teen Carla, aging out of the foster care system meant facing life on the streets, with no where to go and no way to support...

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No Blind Side for Bullock

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Sandra Bullock, Foster Care, Aging Out of Foster Care, Adoption Fears, Adoption, Healthy Living News
Kathleen Reardon

I can't help but be thrilled for Sandra Bullock. She waited four years for little Louis to come into her home, and when I see pictures of her holding him, her eyes transfixed on his cherubic face, I know she feels that it was worth every moment.

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