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Aging Out (34 found)
When a fellow resident ages out into homelessness, Michael resolves to make a plan for himself. (full text)
Asia quits high school and finds herself in a homeless shelter at age 18. Then she turns her life around. (full text)
Worried that she won't be able to keep a roof over her head when she ages out of care, Chimore works three jobs and has a hard time remembering that her work is not her life. (full text)
Zakkiaya's foster care agency prepares her to age out by teaching her to clothes-shop and helping her set up a bank account, get a summer job, and get a lawyer. (full text)
Quotesia interviews Mario Mazzoni at the Metropolitan Council, an NYC tenants' rights organization, and finds that the housing crunch is hitting poor people the hardest. (full text)
Damaris reports about a Human Rights Watch investigation that reveals many youth in California's foster care system end up homeless after leaving care. (full text)
Chimore wants to have a good credit history because she's about to age out of foster care. Then she finds out that her identity has been stolen and fraudulent credit card accounts opened in her name. (full text)
Mary struggles with emotional problems after she leaves foster care, and is amazed at how long the system's after-effects linger in her life.
Ijeoma found herself on an emotional roller coaster after she left care, and she interviews Gessy Nixon, a former foster youth, about how to deal with that transition in healthy ways.
Christina has no idea what's in store for her once she leaves care, and almost becomes homeless before she manages to achieve a tenuous stability.
Scott describes taking the first tentative steps of living on his own in a Supervised Independent Living Program (SILP).
Natalie looks at the pros and cons of Supervised Independent Living Programs (SILP), which prepare young people to live on their own by placing them in apartments.
Tanya describes her hope and fears as she prepares to leave her group home for an independent living apartment. She acknowledges her anxieties but she also draws strength from her past successes.
A humorous but realistic quiz to help teens think about how they spend money, find housing, deal with loneliness, manage anger, and other essential skills for living on one's own.
Xavier was still emotionally dependent on the system after he left it. He hadn't learned how to be alone with himself and his experiences. He realizes that being independent is not just getting a job or knowing how to cook: it's also "what you do for yourself on the inside."
The writers interview a graduate student to find out how she gets by on a small budget.
Jeremiyah struggles to get his spending under control before he leaves the foster care system.
Lenny constantly complained about the quality of group home cooking until he had to cook for himself. Now living in his agency's apartment program, his culinary achievements are less than spectacular. He gives tips to foster youth on how to survive in the kitchen.
Angi, tired of living in group and foster homes, finally moves into a supervised apartment program where her agency pays the rent and utilities. She shops, cooks for herself, attends independent living meetings, and learns how to live on her own.
Six months after leaving his group home, Max finds himself doing something he never expected: missing the place.
Rick left foster care at age 21 with "no money, no prospects, no future." He thinks his independent living program could be been much more rigorous, but he also realizes that he was responsible for his dilemma.
Antwaun interviews former foster youth who are both struggling and living successfully after leaving the system.
An independent living specialist gives advice to foster teens on how to rent an apartment. She reviews costs, apartment hunting tips, alternatives to living alone, and rental terms teens should know.
After leaving foster care, Maya is overwhelmed by the prospect of living on her own, financially and emotionally. But she budgets her money, learns to make ends meet, and grows up quickly.
Antwaun gives tips on how to spend wisely and save money after leaving foster care.
Not until her late 50s did Julie Palmer-Blackwell find people who understood her experience growing up in foster care. That's when she joined Foster Care Alumni of America, an organization that connects people of all ages who have experienced care.
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