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AUGUSTA  A bill sponsored by Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, to support youth aging out of foster care recently received unanimous committee support. LD 1091, “An Act To Improve the Long-term Outcomes for Youth Transitioning from State Care by Raising the Upper Age Limit for Voluntary Support Eligibility,” was voted ought to pass as amended by the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee. “For the past eight years, I have had the pleasure and honor of working with young adults who are in the care of Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services,” said Sen. Curry. “These are amazingly diverse young people who have great personal strengths. However, the challenges facing our young people who leave care at 18 are also great. Too often, our youth are in over their heads and left unsupported for the challenges that come their way.” 

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