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3 Reasons Fostering a Teen is Better Than A Younger Child

There are lots of misconceptions about foster care and teens in particular. This short video from Colorado highlights some great reasons that apply in Massachusetts as well: No diapers! They sleep through the night; and…

Josh & Liz ArchambaultJune 10, 2019

The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 59: Foster Care and Higher Education: One Man’s Story of Beating the Odds

The statistics for youth who age out of foster care receiving a college degree are extremely disheartening—fewer than 5% finish a secondary education. Royce Markley beat the odds—as a child, he was in and out…

Mitch NelsonOctober 8, 2018

man and two women standing near linked-chain fence

The Forgotten Podcast

Episode 28: CAFO’s Aging Out Initiative: Helping Teens Transition into Adulthood

Scott Brown, Coordinator of the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) Aging Out Initiative, gathers success stories of organizations that are helping aging out youth and are creating solutions. Approximately 24,000 youth age out of the…

Mitch NelsonJune 19, 2017

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3 Reasons Fostering a Teen is Better Than A Younger Child

Episode 59: Foster Care and Higher Education: One Man’s Story of Beating the Odds

Episode 28: CAFO’s Aging Out Initiative: Helping Teens Transition into Adulthood

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