San Francisco-based Tipping Point Community has announced a five-year, $30 million initiative focused on helping foster youth in the Bay Area navigate the transition to adulthood. With the aim of providing a robust safety net and a path out of poverty for current and former foster youth between the ages of 14 and 24, the Better Futures for Foster Youth initiative will work to …

Foster youth, especially foster youth of color, have significantly better outcomes if they remain in extended foster care beyond the age of 18, a report from Child Trends finds. View the full article