The Foster System: A Bigger Problem than Solution?

The Foster System: A Bigger Problem than Solution?57

BY BLOOMINGLILY

So many young people are looking for refuge when adults are attempting to gain the trust of the young person when no one knows exactly which way to turn—the kids have been abandoned. They grow up faster than need be. The potiental parents have the daunting task of attempting to turn a horrible experience into a peaceful existence as seen on Tuesday’s Dr. Phil; this is not always the case. Juveniles are only permitted to stay within the system until the age out at eighteen. Some, depending on how they were treated have nowhere else to turn, but the comforts of the street; where drugs are the ones that tuck them in at night and three square meals can be found in the garbage can. Every penny they manage to get is squandered away, not for saving; but to give to the enabler that supply the only thing that in their mind’s eye is available on a consistent basis. A study followed by a quickly filed lawsuit explains why one would choose the streets instead of foster care.

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