Key Players
A key to helping is knowing who to involve in implementing housing options for extended foster care. One critical group are young people who’ve experienced foster care.
This brief spotlights housing options that states can consider as they plan to extend foster care beyond the age of 18. It is a product of Success Beyond 18, a national campaign by the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative aimed at forging a better path for young people who are transitioning from foster care to adulthood.
Youth are moving out of foster homes and into homelessness at an alarming frequency. In fact, nearly 40% of foster care alumni report being homeless or couch surfing since exiting the system, according to one study.