Aging out

Family foster care is defined as children cared for in a family setting by a certified foster care family (Cox, Tice, &Long, n.d.). This placement is intended to be temporary, but unfortunately becomes permanent for many of the children that are in the foster care system (Cox et al., n.d.). In 2014, the statistics on foster care in the United States were as follows: 415,129 children were in foster care, 52 percent being male and 48 percent being female, and the three highest racial groups were…

services should extend beyond the age of 18. There should be policies in place that will help youth aged 18 to 21 learn independent living skills, experience trial independence, and services preparing them for the “adult world”. For those youth who age out of foster care they can be faced with many challenges that not only affect them but the society as…

In the beginning of the book, Andy is living with his grandmother, Kate but then Hope reaches out to her and asks her to send him to California to be with her. Living with Hope was too unpredictable and chaotic for a child to be stable. She loved him and did as much as she could for him, but wasn’t prepared for being a mother. With Andy witnessing…

Three Little Words is a biography about Ashley Rhodes, a little girl who was born into an unsafe family. Her father died, her mom's boyfriend was abusive, and her mom is spinning out of control. In nine years, she lived with fourteen different foster homes. As she lives with somewhat loving families-in one case abusive- she starts caving under the pressure of living without her mother, until she finds the perfect family, and she learns how to say those three little words. Two year old…

Around the world, the total number of children living without families they can call their own recently surpassed 160 million (Brown). In the United States alone, around four hundred thousand kids live in a foster care house or other type of nonpermanent home (Bynes). Each year, close to half of these children reunite with their biological families, which, although believed to be the ideal solution, does not always make the child’s safety and well-being the top priority. A smaller amount of the…

care system, some of them struggles to care for themselves because they cannot trust that someone else will care for them as much. Their only self-motivation is the hardship that some of them deals with, making them challenge themselves to make a way out of the system or make the completely lose hope. While some are fortunate to be placed in foster homes that are suitable for them, others struggle to go from one foster care to…

TIME-OUT FROM REALITY is a character driven drama. The plot has merit. The idea of a young foster girl trying to rehab her uncle so that she can live with him is very appealing. It’s always nice to see how an adult character can change through the eyes of a child. The story explores themes about forgiveness, family, and healing. The goal is clear and the stakes are personal. The story is driven also by the inner emotional needs of the protagonist, Izzy, just as much as her external goal.…

of his mother, his father is barely supporting his family so paying for tutoring isn’t an option. Vernon runs into the crazy lady, Maxine, who then introduces him to a retired teacher Miss Annie who agrees to tutor Vernon if he promises to help out Maxine, who is a drunk, and her special needs son named Robert. Vernon and Robert build a strong relationship throughout the book and Vernon even helps Robert by organizing a block party to help raise money for Robert to go to the Special…

that youth tend to "age out" of the foster system without any program to help them transition from childhood to adulthood and beyond. During the stresses of aging out and trying to figure out where they'll live, if they'll go to school, and what they'll do next, having a sibling support system in place can be extremely helpful to youth. What Aging Out Means When children turn 18 and graduate from high school, they are considered to have aged out of the foster system. Aging out means that…

The “aging-out process is the tendency for youths to reduce the frequency of their offending behavior as they age” (Siegel Pg. 49). One of the biggest reasons I feel juveniles “age-out” of crime would be an increase in responsibility. This may not be valid for every individual, but with age comes an increased sense of responsibility. From family, work, school and friends, there are people that are counting on that individual to be a responsible, law abiding citizen within their respective…