The Child Welfare Institute released a report on Child Welfare, Workforce Systems, and Youth Partnerships. The report provides recommendations to improve job readiness, placement, and retention for foster youth. For the first two years after age 18, 24% of foster youth have absolutely no earnings, and earnings remain below the poverty threshold for these youth well into their twenties. By age 24, the average former foster youth earns $690 per month, far less than the $1,535 per month earned by his or her non-foster peers. -CWI
Posted on: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 23:13:20 +0000
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