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31% to 46% of former foster youth experience homelessness by age 26
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20% of foster kids become homeless immediately after leaving the system
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Nearly a third (around 29%) of homeless youth aged 13-25 have spent time in foster care
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About 1 in 4 become involved with the justice system within two years of leaving care
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Roughly 50% of foster kids will earn a high school diploma or GED with about 10%-20% of grads attending college and, of that, only 3% will graduate.
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71% of girls in foster care become pregnant by age 21
“It all begins with someone believing in you.”
Mandy Whittington
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Sara Abarno-Skinner
“I just try to be the kind of adult I needed when I was a teenager.”
Emily Gregg
