Forum encourages adoptions of older children

Posted by admin on 25 September 2011 under forum | Comments are off for this article

share: digg facebook twitter Young adults exiting foster care system are twice as likely as their peers to drop out of high school and their unemployment rates are as high as 50 percent, according to the state. Since 1987, Texas has had a mandatory program to help 14- to 23-year-olds transition into adulthood. Foster children, parents and advocates asked for the community to provide the support …