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Did you know that if you aged out of foster care, you're likely eligible for state funded health care until age 26? Most adults who have health insurance have to...
Health care
Well-being
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The National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council creates recommendations that child welfare leaders, workers, and policymakers can use to improve and support lifelong connections for young people in...
Education
Entering foster care
Family relationships
Mental health
Permanence
Rights in foster care
Sibling separation
Transition (aging out)
Well-being
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The National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council creates recommendations that child welfare leaders, workers, and policymakers can use to improve and support the well-being and mental health of...
Family relationships
Mental health
Sibling separation
Transition (aging out)
Well-being
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Click Here for PDF of Stable Housing Options for Young People Transitioning Out of Foster Care The hunt for stable housing can be uniquely challenging for young people transitioning out...
Housing
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1. Understand and encourage youth’s own traditions and beliefs Encourage discussion about holiday traditions the young person experienced prior to being in foster care, or even celebrations they liked while...
Family relationships
Well-being