Staff Report for the Indianapolis Recorder: Indiana will extend foster care to age 21 and independent living services to age 23. The move to extend these services comes after a recommendation from the Commission for Improving the Status of Children (CISC) and the...
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Holcomb’s 2019 agenda includes expanding foster care services to age 23
Brett Kast writing for Fox59: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – While presenting his 2019 Next Level Agenda on Thursday, Governor Eric Holcomb announced the state would be expanding foster care services to age 23. For kids who age out of foster care at age 18 without being placed...
2018 Indiana Profile: Transition-Age Youth In Foster Care
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New study reveals many Indiana foster kids struggle as they age out of system
Gabby Gonzalez writing for Fox59: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - A study released Tuesday sheds light on the struggles Indiana's foster children face as they get older. The numbers reveal the impact moving around throughout the formative years can have on foster youth's...
A new report highlights Indiana foster children’s struggles in school. But is the problem even worse?
Stephanie Wang writing for Chalkbeat: A new national report shows teenagers and young adults transitioning out of foster care are falling behind in graduating from high school, pursuing college, and finding jobs. It’s a trend that holds true in Indiana, too: Young...
Data Reveals an Unstable Road for Indiana Foster Youth
Mary Kuhlman writing for Public News Service: INDIANAPOLIS — New research uncovers the instability faced by Indiana youth in foster care, and the resulting negative outcomes experienced during their transition to adulthood. Fostering Youth Transitions, a data brief...
Indiana trailing on foster care
Helps less with shift to adulthood, study says Matthew LeBlanc writing for The Journal Gazette: Many children in foster care in Indiana lack access to important services they need to shift from state care to independent adulthood, according to a new report. The report...
Indiana Foster Youth Honored With National Award
Jill Sheridan writing for WFYI: An Indiana foster youth has been recognized with a national award from the Department of Health and Human Services. Joshua Christian will receive the Adoption Excellence Award in Washington D.C. this month. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s...
Indiana Foster Youth to Receive National Award
Tara Twigg writing for Inside Indiana Business: Indiana foster youth Joshua Christian has been recognized for his advocacy by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He is a junior at Marian University, a member of the Indiana Youth Advisory Board and a Jim...
Supporting the Potential of Indiana Foster Students
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