Post by ashliy on Jun 1, 2022 9:00:54 GMT
Rising cost of housing hurting those aging out of foster care in Palm Beach County
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — The rising cost of housing is impacting thousands in Palm Beach County, including those in the foster care system.
May is foster care awareness month and one Palm Beach County organization is shinning light on the young adults aging out of foster care with no where to go.
Charles Bender, founding CEO of Place of Hope, said there is a plight of people who are falling through the cracks of the system. He said young adults in the foster system who haven't found their forever home turn 18 and have no one and no where to go.
"We expect them all of a sudden to be stable and ready to go at 18, when your average family in America doesn't do that with their own children," Bender said. "They don't just say, 'OK, bye' at 18. We as a community need to do better."
www.wptv.com/money/real-estate-news/rising-cost-of-housing-hurting-those-aging-out-of-foster-care-in-palm-beach-county
This shouldn't be happening.
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — The rising cost of housing is impacting thousands in Palm Beach County, including those in the foster care system.
May is foster care awareness month and one Palm Beach County organization is shinning light on the young adults aging out of foster care with no where to go.
Charles Bender, founding CEO of Place of Hope, said there is a plight of people who are falling through the cracks of the system. He said young adults in the foster system who haven't found their forever home turn 18 and have no one and no where to go.
"We expect them all of a sudden to be stable and ready to go at 18, when your average family in America doesn't do that with their own children," Bender said. "They don't just say, 'OK, bye' at 18. We as a community need to do better."
www.wptv.com/money/real-estate-news/rising-cost-of-housing-hurting-those-aging-out-of-foster-care-in-palm-beach-county
This shouldn't be happening.