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[quote=Anonymous]at least in Virginia, former foster youth can stay voluntarily in foster care until they are 21, and sometimes 25 I think. The problem is that the lure of 'being independent' is strong for most 17 year olds, and foster children are no different. Its not that they are 'kicked out' it that they choose to 'be on their own.' They recently amended the rule to let kids come back, which is good- it used to be that once they signed themselves out it was over. Also- while children aging out of foster care often can get great financial aid packages for college etc, they have often had such significant trauma and interrupted schooling that college is not realistic. Or, for the girls, they have a high probability of already being a parent themselves, which adds a whole new layer of complication. (This is not an unavailability of birth control problem, this is a wanting someone to love them problem.)[/quote]
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