JanesFosterFacts: Episode 1 #fosterfailure #podcast

Sources
10% of foster kids will die before they turn 18:
Derived from aggregate reports on foster care mortality rates.

20% will age out and become homeless overnight:
Source: iFoster https://www.ifoster.org/blogs/6-quick-statistics-on-the-current-state-of-foster-care/

30% are arrested by age 21, many for survival crimes:
Source: Casey Family Programs https://www.casey.org/

50% will never find stable housing:
Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation https://www.aecf.org/

70% of foster girls will become pregnant before age 21:
Source: National Youth in Transition Database https://www.acf.hhs.gov/

90% of us will never finish college:
Source: Foster Youth of America https://www.fosteryouthofamerica.org/

And with my whole Childhood in the System:
Source: Me