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Here, have some scary statistics about the state of foster care.
Aug 10, 2010 21:28
In national studies between 30 - 60% of children who emancipate from foster care at age 18 graduate from high school or possess a GED.
(The average seems to be around 50%.)
A California study in Contra Costa County found that a third of children placed in foster care eventually end up homeless, and 35% are arrested while in foster care.
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luna_glass_wall
August 12 2010, 01:01:33 UTC
People ask me why I want to adopt...can I just direct them to this post?
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saerwen_13
August 12 2010, 01:02:19 UTC
Certainly.
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ehrenyu
August 14 2010, 00:52:17 UTC
D:
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