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Home News In The News Foster care gap: State will tap federal funds to aid youths ages 18-21
Foster care gap: State will tap federal funds to aid youths ages 18-21
February 8, 2012| Detroit Free Press
Lamar Waller of Detroit has his GED certificate, a part-time job and plans for the future. But the young man, who aged out of the foster care system in January, also has a growing pile of debt no matter how much he works and saves.

Soon, Michigan will tap into federal funds that will extend support to young adults such as Waller until their 21st birthdays. These services are critical, coming at a time when at-risk young people either are getting a foothold on life or are in danger of slipping into the public welfare system.

Each year, more than 500 foster youth such as Waller age out of Michigan's foster system, some at just 18, with no family support.
 

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