Where to Begin
The task of finding a loving, committed adult for each youth in foster care begins in a familiar place: The child’s own family tree.
This report is a practical playbook—packed with key recommendations and examples of real-world successes—aimed at guiding child welfare advocates to dig deeper, work smarter and think differently about serving the system’s older children and youth (loving, permanent families required)
Each year, 20,000 youth age out of foster care with no one to care for them. Relatives are one of the most important sources of permanence for older foster children and youth.