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Get brief glimpses of experiences with the foster care system through these news articles.

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Teen Pregnancy: An Epidemic in Foster Care

Amy Sullivan

2009-07-22

  • Foster Care
  • Foster Kids
  • Girls
  • Teen Pregnancy

Report: Foster Kids Face Tough Times After Age 18

Pam Fessler

2010-04-07

It’s hard turning 18 — moving out, finding a job, going to college. But many foster children have to do it by themselves, without the lifeline to parents and home that helps many teens ease into independence. This NPR report presents the difficulties that foster kids face when they age out of the system.

  • Aging Out
  • Foster Care
  • Foster Kids
  • Nonfiction

A Rare Foster Care Success Story – National Public Radio

2006-12-04

At any given time, 115,000 kids live in the foster-care system. Only a small fraction of those will be adopted. Tony Jones is one of the lucky few, adopted by his mother, Jackie, when he was only four. Farai Chideya talks with them about the foster-care system.

  • Foster Care
  • Foster Parenting

Helping Our Foster Youth Graduate Into Adulthood

July 2, 2011

An informational article about what happens to young adults when they age out of foster care. By Michael Piraino

  • Aging Out
  • Foster Alumni
  • Foster Care
  • Foster Kids

Foster Care: Putting Families First

November 24, 2005

This article in The Economist presents an explanation of the foster care system and some shocking facts to go with it.

  • Foster Care
  • Foster Kids

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