​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Young Life for Teens in Foster Care

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PDF of Foster Teens Stats

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Reality of foster teens

97%

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 97% will not earn a college degree, even though college is fully paid for by the state.

2/3

2 out of 3 foster youths are dead, homeless, or in jail within 2 years of again out at 18.

13 homes

The average foster youth lives in 13 homes before the age of 18.

"I have a 16yr old girl in my UHS Dance Crew name Chloe that is in emergency foster care. She has been to 12 different high schools and needs a new home. We're trying to find a way for her to stay in the area to finish out the school year but more importantly to have a forever family. Please pray for Chloe."

80% & 60%

80% of U.S incarcerated individuals have been in the foster car system.
60% of the U.S sex trafficked victims are from the foster care system.

50% ​

Only 50% will find employment by the age of 24.
About 50% of young adults transitioning out of foster care will experience homelessness within 18 months.
50% of foster kids will never graduate from highschool or obtain a GED.

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does your heart break for teens in foster care, but not ready to be a foster care or adoptive parent?

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Young Life SOjourners empowers foster teens to successfully transition to adulthood. We do this by creating communities of foster teens with caring mentors who are committed to impacting the statistics. Our hope is that through these communities, foster youth would discover more and more about who god made them to be.

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