Huffington Post writer Tamar Abrams states, “The more than half a million children being raised in foster care belong to all of us and deserve at least as much support, guidance and love as our biological kids. But the sad truth is that less than a third of the 25,000 young people who age out of the foster care system each year will obtain either a high school diploma or a GED. They are also much more likely than our biological children to suffer from depression as a result of childhood trauma, to become victims of crime or be incarcerated. Fully 30% of them will become homeless at some point after leaving foster care.”
We’ve been saying this for the last year and this week, Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and President Obama, did the right thing, did the 1 thing these kids needed, they added programs for mentoring foster youth to the list of national service programs through the Serve America Act.
These children belong to NO ONE but in reality, they belong to US ALL. Mentoring is a critical component in the success of teens, and The Orphan Foundation of America (OFA) is has decades of experience in mentoring them. Take a look, see how you can mentor a youth in need, heed the call. Do1Thing. Anyone can Do1Thing.
