County seeks more foster parents, particularly for teens [DavisEnterprise.com]

Jane Stevens 11/30/159:13 PM

Yolo County had more than 100 transitional-age youth in foster care last year and the need for foster parents for these teens continues to grow.

Many of these youths — ages 14 to 20 — are never reunited with their families or find adoptive parents and end up emancipating from the system instead. Studies repeatedly have shown that these young people, who lack a family support system as they transition into adulthood, face high rates of unemployment, incarceration, substance abuse and other high-risk behaviors. Fewer than 5 percent of foster youths ever graduate from college.

In California, 65 percent of emancipated youths leave care without having a place to live.

To continue reading this article by Anne Ternus-Bellamy, go to: http://www.davisenterprise.com...ticularly-for-teens/

Add Comment

Comments (0)

<ul id="{%=id%}ButtonGroup" class="button-group h-popup-buttons even-button-group even-1">
    <li id="{%=id%}Okay_buttonContainer"><a id="{%=id%}Okay" href="javascript:void(0);" class="button success no-margin-bottom h-alert-modal-ok-button" role="button">OK</a><script type="text/javascript">
        (function() {
            function {%=id%}Okay_click(event, data) {
            {%=id%}Popup.hide();
        }
        
                $('#{%=id%}Okay').on('click', {%=id%}Okay_click);
        })();
    </script></li></ul><a href="javascript:void(0);" class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close Modal">&#215;</a><div class="last-modal-focus focus-utility-element" tabindex="0"></div>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
        (function() {
            {%=id%}Popup = new SS.Popup.ModalPopup('{%=id%}');
        })();
    </script>

Skip to main content

Add Comment

Membership Required

Remove From Your Block List

Manage Follow Preferences

Block

Please wait...