{"id":1222,"date":"2019-05-30T21:33:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T21:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/?page_id=1222"},"modified":"2025-10-22T17:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T20:09:20","slug":"fostering-futures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/our-work\/priority-focus-areas\/fostering-futures\/","title":{"rendered":"Fostering Futures"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What if every youth aging out of foster care achieved their potential?<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Young people who age out of foster care face long odds<\/h2>\n\t\t

Older youth in foster care are one of the most vulnerable populations in this country. They are less likely to reach a permanent home and may languish in the foster care system for years before aging out, which happens to over 18,000 young people every year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Suddenly, these youth are expected to make it on their own as independent adults. Some leave foster care and become homeless on day one. Many never graduate from high school. Most are underemployed, and even later, at age 26, they earn less than half what their peers do, on average<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is unacceptable, and we can change it. Everything is possible when someone cares.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Introducing Fostering Futures<\/h2>\n

We believe high school graduation, living wage employment, a place to live, and a healthy, thriving adulthood are within reach of every youth aging out of foster care, and we know that a caring, consistent adult can make all the difference.<\/p>\n

We also know that young adults need support as they navigate independence. Youth who age out of foster care without permanency are no exception. They need someone by their side to offer guidance, help them work through challenges, and celebrate their successes. No one should have to figure it all out on their own.<\/p>\n

To help every young person achieve their potential, the National CASA\/GAL Association is launching Fostering Futures, a multi-year initiative to strengthen our service to the older youth we already serve, expand our services to more youth preparing to age out of foster care, and ensure that foster care alumni have the support they need to thrive as adults.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Our network of programs and volunteers serves approximately a third of older youth in foster care<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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With Fostering Futures, we are asking and answering some bold questions:<\/h2>\n\t\t

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