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How Arizona aims to reduce the number of teens aging out of foster care

Published On: June 23, 2024
Group of six smiling teenagers, representing diverse backgrounds, promoting joy and community support for children in foster care.
More than 400,000 children in the U.S. are living in foster care. Each year, nearly 20,000 become adults and are left without the support of a guardian or the government. John Yang speaks with Darcy Olsen, CEO of the Center for the Rights of Abused Children, about a pilot project in Arizona designed to help teenagers in foster care find safe and permanent homes before they age out of the system.

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