Introduction

Many of the young people in care have high aspirations…Some will go on to college and find success despite difficulties in their lives.

But thousands of young people leave foster care each year and end up in homeless shelters, often with their own small children in tow. Many more spend years struggling to find an adequate income and a stable home.

Highly respected research studies of youth who transitioned from foster care have found shockingly low employment rates and incomes.