Archive for January, 2006

Emanicipated Youth Get Help to Buy Their Own Homes

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative has started a program called Opportunity Passport, which helps emanicipated foster youth buy their own homes and other large assets like cars.
Here’s a great success story about a young woman in Atlanta.
The story once again highlights the continuing struggles faced by youth in our foster system after they […]

Book about Foster Youth Wins Literary Award

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

On Their Own, a new book about life after foster care wins award. From Jim Casey Youth Initiatives site:
“On Their Own: What Happens to Kids When They Age Out of the Foster Care System” is a winner of the Pro Humanitate Literary Award, North America’s premier literary award for the field of child welfare. The […]