aging out

The initiative is not a complete solution, but it represents acknowledgment that transition requires accountability, writes Timothy Evans.

In his first column piece, Timothy Evans writes about how growing up fast in the system led to him paying the consequences later in life.

In the first piece in The Long Way Home series, Ángela Banks explores the obstacles that aging out stacks on for foster youth.

Former foster youth testified at the first-ever hearing of the newly created Senate Study Committee on Additional Services and Resources for Transition-Age Youth in Foster Care

A new report finds many states end up giving back some of their funds from the federal Chafee program for older youth in foster care

Congressional intern Idelia Robinson-Confer seeks to amplify the voices of foster youth and seed stronger adult connections for those aging out. 

As I got older and eventually entered college, I realized support was not something I could rely on forever, writes Alex Guerrero.

All it takes is just a little notice, a glance, and a bit of water to prove that not every plant is so defeatable. I like to think that we, foster youth, are the same way, writes Loe Renee.

Policing in mental health cases have been harmful when foster youth are in need of support and trauma-informed services, says Tasha Matthews.