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Youth advocates push for better support for young people aging out of foster care during COVID-19 pandemic theglobeandmail.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theglobeandmail.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Advocates for youth in government care are calling on the provinces and territories to continue supporting those who are aging out of the child welfare system and trying to make it on their own during the pandemic. Melanie Doucet, senior researcher at the Child Welfare League of Canada, said vulnerable youth who transition out of foster care or a group home, at age 18 or 19 in most jurisdictions, already experience higher rates of unemployment, homelessness and mental health issues. It s almost impossible for them to find a job, and housing is really difficult to come by, Doucet said from Montreal, where she is also a McGill University researcher studying the effects on youth aging out of care during the pandemic. ....
Advocates for youth in government care are calling on the provinces and territories to continue supporting those who are aging out of the child welfare system and trying to make it on their own . . . ....
Camille Bains Savvoi Pessoa of Toronto says he s glad the Ontario government extended a moratorium on aging young people out of the child welfare system due to the pandemic, but he s worried he ll face systemic racism as he tries to get a job and housing when he has to make it on his own. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO March 10, 2021 - 11:22 AM Advocates for youth in government care are calling on the provinces and territories to continue supporting those who are aging out of the child welfare system and trying to make it on their own during the pandemic. Melanie Doucet, senior researcher at the Child Welfare League of Canada, said vulnerable youth who transition out of foster care or a group home, at age 18 or 19 in most jurisdictions, already experience higher rates of unemployment, homelessness and mental health issues. ....
Advocates want governments to better support youth leaving foster care amid pandemic news957.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news957.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.