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How the Foster Care System Fails Teens

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Each year, tens of thousands of teenagers are released from the foster care system without high school degrees or strong family relationships. Betsy Krebs and Paul Pitcoff explain why they feel the current system is setting kids up to fail, and what can be done to change it. Ms. Krebs and Mr. Pitcoff are co-founders of The Youth Advocacy Center and co-authors of the book Beyond the Foster Care System: The Future for Teens.

Beyond the Foster Care System is available for purchase at amazon.com


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