Foster Care Necessities

Young People in Foster Care Tell How States Can Remove Barriers to Normalcy

A new Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative report shares reform recommendations aimed at helping young people in foster care enjoy their fair share of normal, growing-up activities as they move toward adulthood.

In the report, young people who were or currently are in foster care identify four things that they need to thrive in adulthood:

1. Connections to family and caring relationships
2. A reduced use of group placements
3. A more rigorous selection and training process for foster parents
4. Greater opportunities to make their own decisions and learn from experience

Read the report: What Young People Need to Thrive

Tags: adolescents, emerging adulthood, family connections, foster care, foster parents, group placements, jim casey youth opportunities initiative, relationships, young people

Category: Child Welfare, General