By Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences VANCOUVER, Wash. – Youth in the foster care system receive little support once they turn 18, especially when it comes to pursuing postsecondary education.
A new survey of teenagers in foster care shows that most are optimistic about their futures and are treated well in the government-run system. But the survey, done by WSU for the state Department of Social and Health Services, also shows a quarter of the nearly 700 teens who answered had run away from […]