Aging Out of Foster Care

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2005-03-09/aging-out-foster-care

Listen Wednesday, Mar. 9, 2005 at 12:06 p.m.

Guest host: Corey Flintoff

In foster care, the rule is simple: once you're 18 years old, you’re out of the system. Find out how young adults handle this transition out of the foster care support system.

Audio archives, transcripts and CDs will be available approximately 15 minutes after the program ends.

Guests

Gary Stangler

author, "On Their Own What Happens To Kids When They Age Out Of The Foster Care System" (Pub: Westview Press)

Brenda Donald Walker

Director, District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA)

Richard Wertheimer

Vice President, Child Trends

Judge S. Pamela Gray

Magistrate Judge, District of Columbia Family Court

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