Across the country, far too many young people age out of foster care into appalling circumstances. “Aging out” occurs when youth under the state’s custody

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Each year, as many as 25,000 teenagers "age out" of foster care, usually when they turn eighteen. For years, a government agency had made every important decisi

On the Frontier of Adulthood reveals a startling new fact: adulthood no longer begins when adolescence ends. A lengthy period before adulthood, often spanning t

"Every day several young adults turn 18 and age out of the foster care system, beginning their journey to independence. While federal policies such as the Foste