Unprotected: Aging Out Of Foster Care

obviously the young woman should leave NYC and start elswhere. You cannot stay in this expensive place if you are not rich. Now that she is young and without siblings she could settle in a nicer less expensive city and start her new life.

Why is she not on ebt?! I mean what the heck, america helps everyone else and countries but not our own people.

I just want to bring her to live with me so she can go to college and have an awesome life.

I asked girl s in a group home near me if they wanted to be adopted or move in a fAmily home afteraging out all said no

Money for hair and nails tho

Apparently, they don’t matter. Nom sayin? Typically it’s white folks doing foster care, not black folks. However, NY is an expensive state. If I was in her shoes, I’d have started working as soon as I could, got a bus ticket to the Midwest, and set up shop there. 5 days out from 21 and you don’t know where you’re going? That’s on you, adult.

Christian, please raise awareness about the foster care system, so many children are in the system because of false allegations against there parents, there only home , there safe place!! Please sue the state that has caused so much damage to you , there are several cases of the very point i’m referring to , Please reach out to me

wow, what a lucky woman. all of that stuff for free, nice apartment with a view for free. all those handouts must be nice!

The government dont give two 💩about us my recent last foster carer that abused me lives next road from me and works with children with disabilities its all about money with these evil ppl itll NEVER stop until everyone stands up for us all 😔we matter 2

Aww hugs 🫂 I totally understand I was a foster kid too. I care about you. Much love ❤

I believe the mom.
They should be accountable.

church pantrtys will help

go to catholic charities nyc

go to hud or hpd

go to n y connects by cidny nyc 6th ave nyc

sad

go to the foundling 590 6th ave nyc they will help u

No one would know if I didn't tell them but I too have experienced foster homes. I recently celebrated my 49th birthday and more and more, I feel compelled to work with folks like Christina. She is me and I am her. My biological mother was a severe alcoholic and due to that along with issues with my biological father, I became a ward of the state. I was emancipated at 18 years old but thank God I started collage right away. Long story short, I was able to graduate from college and make good for myself. I am married with no children however, my dream is to one day be called mom. I know it will happen. Another dream I have is to establish a nonprofit program whereby individuals who have been through the system and have made it; could share their stories to shame the devel and most importantly encourage and motivate those who may be in the system. No matter what, this desire to serve in some capacity for young folks like Christina has consumed me and I know that it is not too late. Her story touched me and I saw a fire in her eyes. She will become very successful and one day look back and tell her story to inspire other young people.

Eres super increible, sigue adelante!!!!

Christina is such an intelligent & beautiful young woman! I encourage her to enroll in junior college, toward transferring to a university after completing the basic college courses. There are grants she can apply for at the schools' financial aid department, & she can also apply for student loans. Moreover, there are scholarships available that she can learn more about on-line, even a "first in the family to go to college" scholarship - the financial aid department can help her receive info about scholarships as well. Blessing to her. Hope you'll do a follow-up on her, because she does matter, & that was the one thing that broke this viewer's heart, how she had to grow up in foster homes where she was made to feel like she didn't matter

groups homes are x10s worst

Sooo True😢

this painfull to discover people can be so evil toward kids

She should look at finding a job

It seems like that the cps grooming the child or children 😊😊

I believe her dearly so much dearly

Thank you so much

Praying God's best for her.❤🙏❤

I hope y'all helped her and not just all up in her business for views

She's a fighter and a survivor. God continue to bless that indomitable spirit ❤🎉😊.

She is definitely a super star

Please help my wife, Anna Sirunyan, whose children were placed in foster care by authorities. Our family is struggling against efforts to estrange the boys from their mother. This urgent situation in Armenia demands attention and action. Please share this message.

Congratulations I’m glad you have your own place 🙏🏽❤️

1. Transitional Housing Programs: These programs provide temporary housing and support services to help youth transition from foster care to independent living.
2. Independent Living Programs: These programs offer housing and life-skills training for youth aging out of the foster care system.
3. Subsidized Housing: Government-funded housing assistance programs can provide affordable housing options for youth who have left foster care.
4. Foster Care Extension: Some states have implemented policies that extend foster care services beyond the age of 18, providing additional support and resources for youth in need.
5. Education and Scholarship Programs: Access to higher education and scholarships can help youth secure stable housing and a brighter future.
6. Employment Training and Job Placement: Programs that offer vocational training and job placement assistance can help youth secure stable employment and housing.
7. Mentoring Programs: Having a mentor can provide guidance and support for youth as they navigate independent living and establish stable housing.
8. Financial Assistance Programs: Grants and financial aid programs specifically designed for youth who have aged out of the foster care system can provide the financial means to secure housing.
9. Supportive Services: Access to counseling, therapy, and other support services can help youth address trauma and develop the necessary skills to maintain stable housing.
10. Collaboration with Local Nonprofits and Community Organizations: Partnering with local nonprofits and community organizations can provide additional resources and support for youth transitioning out of foster care.
11. Foster Care to Permanency: Efforts to facilitate permanent connections for youth leaving foster care, such as reunification with family or adoption, can help prevent homelessness.
12. Youth Empowerment Programs: Programs that empower and engage youth in decision-making, advocacy, and leadership development can help them build self-confidence and self-sufficiency, reducing the likelihood of homelessness.

Please, children, ask for a CASA advocate it will change your life.

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The foster care system is so broken.

Working as a guard at my local foster care office I saw a foster parent just drop their foster care child off, with all that child's belongings. That parent was like, "I can't do this." That poor child was no more than ten years old

What is being done to mend the foster system. Background check of the family where those kids are put???

Christina Abraham's story is powerful and needs to go viral. What an amazing, intelligent, and resilient young woman she is. So happy she stayed the course and is now on her way to fulfilling her God-given destiny! You go girl, you got this!

The Poverty Industry is a great book 📖 regarding this theme

She needs to get out of NYC its too expensive but moving is expensive. I hope she gets everything she needs. Its so sad this happens to kids all over America.

How is it did you get more reports in all the reports that we actually see is white people being held hostage and houses for years it just makes no sense it just seems like you I want to and humanize blacks and Latinos the system is broken I know I was once they're in the system of Corsicana it is truly broken it is not designed to help or protect I don't care what you put in place in which I think is for safety it is designed to make you feel less than you already are when family and people have already abandon you

This is such an important episode, and very well-done. Thank you so much.

If you go to your local laundromat and look at the announcements on the bulletin board, amongst all the landscaping and massage therapy ads, there usually ROOM FOR RENT ads. There are always a couple of cheap rooms available. Good Luck.

Wow...terribly sad ...what a broken system. I'm about to research agencies that donate furniture and household items in my area. Just hit me there is a great need...

The fact the KIDS don’t even have a VOICE is Apalling to me! No wonder abuse happens to these kids😢
Do they let these kids get a job? A drivers license? What about job fairs , dot hey even drive them? Do they even watch out for these kids? 😢
Why the comissioner lookk sus? Like he a little off?🧐

21 sadly is still an improvement, im 22 aged out at 18/19 went to university, had no support and ended up having to focus on a house and rent, no degree thus far
mental health is so common, and i truly relate to the fact that i could die noone would know, ive been on the ground beaten and had noone to call i wanted to die
and yeh without a guarantor, big payheck, large deposit guaranteed income and a good image no landlord wanst to rent to young adults for obvious reasons

21 in NY.....18 in FL.....this is ridiculous.

When I was told as a teen that once I was out out of the juvenile detention I would have to go to a group home to live, I ran away at 18. This was in the 1960's when the age of adulthood was 21. I left Minnesota and never looked back. It was difficult and many problems were still in my future. BUT I'm now 75, I've got adult children, adult grandchildren and I'm very happy to have 10 great-grandchildren. I was in foster care starting as an infant, adopted, then again in foster care, unadopted, and a runaway. But I am still alive!