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Why This County Is Giving Foster Youth $1,000 A Month, No Strings Attached
The first-in-the-nation program aims to support young people when they age out of the foster care system often with no security net whatsoever.
Sophia spent 21 years in the foster care system, but considers herself lucky.
Now 24, she has created a solid foundation for herself in Santa Clara County, California, studying for a master’s and mentoring other foster youth. But she’s very aware that not everyone coming out of the foster care system has been able to do the same. “Once the final transition has happened, it’s basically like you have no more support,” she told HuffPost.