Category: Foster Care Reform
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When the State Ages Out: Faith, Federalism, and the Youth We Leave Behind
This system may be constitutional. But is it just? Year after year after year, over 20,000 young people age out of foster care in America—not into safety and support, but into the void. These kids, and indeed often with no kin or stable relational ties, enter adulthood by their own self. And all too often,…
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Dignity, Justice, and Reform: A Reflection on Federalism and Foster Care
How Cooperative Federalism and Biblical Ethics Can Reform Foster Care for Youth Aging Out of the System When Policy Meets Calling What happens when the principles of governance intersect with the biblical call to protect the vulnerable? For youth aging out of foster care, this question is not theoretical—it is urgent. Every year, thousands exit…