THE NUMBERS DON’T LIE.

  • 70%

    Many earn less than $7,500 per year with 70% of them relying on government assistance. The lack of access to vital supports assures that foster care youth and young adults are 10 times more likely to be homeless than their peers.

  • $350M

    Living a cycle of unfulfilled potential creates a burden to society of $350 million per year in government assistance, incarceration, and lost productivity.

  • 25% & 50%

    25% of foster youth will not receive a high school diploma; 50% will develop a substance addiction

  • 20%

    20% will become homeless; 50% will be unemployed despite having a high school diploma or GED, and fewer than 13% will receive a college degree.

  • 20,000

    20,000 youth age out of the foster care system each year.

  • 400,000+

    400,000+ Foster Care Youth Nationwide.