Beyond The Foster Care System: The Future for Teens
By Unknown Author.
Description
Each year tens of thousands of teenagers are released from the foster care system in the United States without high school degrees or strong family relationships. Two to four years after discharge, half of these young people still do not have either a high school diploma or equivalency degree, and fewer than ten percent enter college. Nearly a third end up on public assistance within fifteen months, and eventually more than a third will be arrested or convicted of a crime.In this richly detailed and often surprising exploration of the foster care system, Betsy Krebs and Paul Pitcoff argue t...
ISBN(s)
0813538289, 9780813538280
