A video to explain what happens to foster children when they turn 18?
Most foster youth aren't babies; they're teens preparing for adulthood. Every year, about 20,000 children age out of foster care, facing high risks of homelessness, unemployment, and untreated trauma. This video examines the experiences of youth who leave care, the challenges they encounter, and how foster parents, advocates, and community support can make a positive impact. By fostering or adopting older children, you can provide them with stability, guidance, and a family to belong to long after they have grown into adulthood.
More videos about Foster Care and Adoption
-
Key considerations between Foster Care and Adoption in VA and how to chooseIn Virginia, foster care is a temporary arrangement where the state remains the child’s legal guardian and the goal is reunification with biological family. Adoption is a…
-
Episode 8: What Do Agencies Look For In Foster Parents?In this episode, I speak directly to one of the most common questions I receive: what are agencies actually looking for in a foster parent? Spoiler alert: there is no…
-
Episode 9: How Extra Special Parents Supports Families After PlacementIn this episode, Richard Kingswell, CEO of FosterVA and Extra Special Parents, explains how families are supported once a child or sibling group has been placed in their…