News Series on Foster Care’s Throwaway Youth

The Kansas City Star has written a six-part investigative series on the significantly negative outcomes experienced by youth aging out of foster care in the U.S. Based on a year-long exploration of what happens to youth who age out, reporters suggest that by nearly every measure, states across the country fail these youth. The comprehensive reporting includes analysis of the foster-care-to-prison-pipeline, the history of the foster care system, how placements harm a child’s cognitive development, and detailed analysis of why so many youth ‘graduate’ from foster care to being homeless. 

Access the six-part series here: https://fostersuccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Complete-Foster-Care.pdf