Creating a safety net for kids aging out of foster care, By Jackie Rehwald, November 5, 2015, Springfield News-Leader: “Shortly after being released from state’s custody at age 18, Suzi Evans used her savings to buy a car. She had no license or insurance. No one was there to tell Evans she was making a mistake, and no one had ever taught her to drive…”
Tag: Young adults
Health Insurance Coverage for Former Foster Youth
Many former foster youths don’t know they have health care, By Ray Glier, October 1, 2015, National Public Radio: “Laticia Aossey was flat on her back in an Iowa hospital bed with a tube up her nose, a needle for a peripheral IV stuck in one arm and monitors pasted to her body. It was early June 2014, a week after her 18th birthday, when a friend brought Aossey’s mail from home — including one ominous letter. Aossey’s health insurance was about to be discontinued…”
Child Poverty in the US
- The shocking reach of U.S. child poverty, By Aimee Picchi, September 11, 2015, CBS News: “America’s childhood poverty numbers aren’t pretty, but they are even uglier than you might think. Take a snapshot of the U.S. today, and you’ll find that 22 percent of all children live in families that are below the federal poverty level. But what happens when you look at how American children fare throughout their pre-adult lives? It’s nearly twice as bad…”
- Two in every five U.S. children spend at least a year in poverty, By Nick Timiraos, September 9, 2015, Wall Street Journal: “Childhood poverty is far more prevalent than annual figures suggest, a new paper says, with nearly two in every five U.S. children spending at least one year in poverty before they turn 18 years old. The findings from Caroline Ratcliffe, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, show particularly stark divides along racial lines. Black children fare much worse. Some 75% are poor at some point during their childhood, compared to 30% of white children…”