Statistics1/26/2006 preliminary survey results of Foster Care Youth in Wayne County showed… · 47% experienced homelessness
· Only 36% graduated from high school
· Average monthly earnings, when employed, are $452
· 54% received public assistance
National statistics (from the above survey) show a disturbing picture… · Less than 50% of youths graduated from high school (vs. 85% for all 18-24 year olds)
· Less than 13% graduated from a four-year college
· 25% endured a period of homelessness
· Almost 65% did not maintain employment for a year
· Over 25% of young men spent time in jail
· 40% became parents
Furthermore, young adults out of foster care are 51% more likely to be unemployed, 27% more likely to be incarcerated, 42% more likely to become teen parents and 25% more likely to become homeless. 60% will have a child within 4 years and over half will be back in the legal system within 2 years of “aging out”.
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