Fostering a Better Future: Mum Unable to Have More Children Went on to Foster 25 Young People

Neglected, deprived: how foster care gave Sky 'a second chance at life'

Sky Fenner was confined to a cot and neglected as a toddler before foster care. See how she now champions others with disabilities and seeks a diploma.

Missoula housing program a ‘relief’ for youth aging out of foster care

Homeword, a Missoula-based nonprofit, purchased the four-plex last year to provide housing for young adults transitioning out of foster care, a population particularly vulnerable to homelessness. The post Missoula housing program a ‘relief’ for youth aging out of foster care  appeared first on Montana Free Press.

Fostering a Better Future: Mum unable to have more children went on to foster 25 young people

Meet the foster carer who has supported 25 young people

25 Years In A Tent: What Happened When Jennie Welles Aged Out Of Foster Care

Jennie Welles Calls Her Generation ‘Disposable.’ Her Story Shows Exactly What She Means. “It was my 18th birthday and my foster family said simply, ‘Where are you gonna go?’” — Former foster child and unsheltered homeless 48-year-old Jennie Welles speaks candidly about aging out in a real-life setting. *Trigger Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of child abuse, sexual assault, unsheltered homelessness, human trafficking, and vio…