Times Up: Aging Out of Foster Care

    "Each year, approximately 25,000 youth age out of the foster care system having no place to call home." However, that number has risen. It has now increase to 28,000. That is why we, Caldwells House, strongly believe that by creating housing options for these youth aging out of foster care is the best solution for them. Without a home, these youths have no identity and no motivation to succeed in life. Some will eventually be homeless, unemployed, or incarcerated.  Below is a post by Shamberg, introducing people on a book that deals with this topic. Hear the youths' voices and experiences in this truly & inspiring book. http://www.agingoutsoutherncalifornia.com/store/p1/AGING_OUT_-_THE_BOOK.html

Stories of aging out of foster care

Caitlin Shamberg/Aug 2, 2015

 

Aging Out 

There are 28,000 children in foster care in Los Angeles County. It’s a big number and the challenges are immense. Less than 50 percent graduate from high school and very few finish college. 

Within 2 to 4 years of leaving the system, 25 percent of young people become homeless, many are unemployed and 20 percent end up in prison. Those are tough statistics. 

In an effort to raise awareness of the challenges facing kids who are out of the system, a group of writers and photographers got together to tell the stories of 11 foster care youth who have recently aged out. 

The book, “Aging Out: Southern California” is on sale and all profits go to organizations working to support these young adults. 

Ernesto. Shot for the book, Aging Out: Southern California —————————————Roughly two years ago, a group of friends who happen to also be talented photographers, started meeting each month to have some drinks, dork out over all things photo and motivate each other to do better work. Our first project to come out of this fusion of photographic eyes is the book, Aging Out: Southern California. The 7 of us collaborated with 10 writers to share the stories of 11 men and women who have recently aged out of the foster care system in Los Angeles. 

A photo posted by Aaron Fallon (@aaronfallon) on Jul 16, 2015 at 4:09pm PDT

The book launch event is July 30 at Quixote Studios West Hollywood, 1011 N Fuller Ave. West Hollywood, CA 90046.