this post was submitted on 06 Dec 2024
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Wow I wasn’t sure about these numbers (thought possibly it’s that 50% of foster ends up homeless not 50% homeless were in foster). But in BC, Canada it looks like it’s 1 in 3 were from foster care and that jumps up to 55% for the group 16 to 24 years old.
https://communitycouncil.ca/more-focus-on-bc-youth-transitioning-out-of-care-needed/#:~:text=In%20the%202020%20Point%20in,youth%20aged%2016%20to%2024.
It's heartbreaking.