The Fallout
Given the facts, it is not surprising that within four years of aging out:
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70% will be on government assistance.
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50% will be unemployed.
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50% will experience homelessness.
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25% will not have completed high school.
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Less than 12% will every earn their college degree.
Resulting in $1 Million economic burden to society for each young person we fail.
The good news: iFoster with our partners are dramatically improving these outcomes - this is a solvable problem.
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