23,000 KIDS AGE-OUT OF
THE U.S. FOSTER CARE
SYSTEM EVERY YEAR
Facts
Over 20% Will Become Homeless
Under 60% Will Graduate From High School
71% Of Young Women Will Be Pregnant By Age 21
25% Will Be Involved In The Justice System Within 2 Years Of Leaving Foster Care
Under 3% Will Earn A College Degree
50% Are Unemployed By The Age Of 21.
60% of sex trafficked youth were from foster care. Source FBI raids 2013.
Over 20% Will Become Homeless
Under 60% Will Graduate From High School
71% Of Young Women Will Be Pregnant By Age 21
25% Will Be Involved In The Justice System Within 2 Years Of Leaving Foster Care
Under 3% Will Earn A College Degree
50% Are Unemployed By The Age Of 21.
$6.9 Billion
Lifetime Cost Of The Cohort That Ages Out Each Year
(Jim Casey, The Business Case for Investing in Youth Aging Out, 2013)
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