On Their Own: What Happens to Kids When They Age Out of the Foster Care System by Martha Shirk

On Their Own: What Happens to Kids When They Age Out of the Foster Care System

Martha Shirk

326 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction informative reflective medium-paced
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Each year, as many as 25,000 teenagers "age out" of foster care, usually when they turn eighteen. For years, a government agency had made every important decision for them. Suddenly, they are on their own, with no one to count on. What does it mea...

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