What happens when young people age out of foster care and lose their financial support—not to mention their homes and families? A former foster care youth explores what we can do as a nation to make sure the end of care doesn't mean the end of a community's caring.

Former foster youth, who were "emancipated" when they aged out of foster care systems, are lobbying Congress with strong ideas about the help they need to transition into successful adulthoods.

Patience and time are often what it takes to grow an insecure youth with an abused and neglected past into a mature young adult who can get a job—and keep it. Learn about programs and initiatives that help kids move from foster care into the workforce.

An estimated 13,000 to 20,000 youth across the nation "age out" of the child welfare system, many facing homelessness, out-of-wedlock births, and dependence on welfare. Learn how the nation's legal system grants an "unholy freedom" to these youths at age 18.