advocacy

Extended

Support for

Youths

Transitioning

from Foster

Care.

By: Katherine Armitage, Alexa

Callitsis, YongHong, Chen &

Kristy Molnar

What is Foster Care?

What Factors can Contribute to

Youths being Placed in Foster Care?

- Child being removed from the parental

home due to :

• - Abuse

• - Loss of parents (death)

• - Poverty

• - Incarceration - a parent's incarceration in prison or jail.

• - Abandonment -parents have dropped them off at a sitters and never

returned

What is the current age in which

support is tapered off?

Why do we feel it is important to

extend care?

• 42 % of young adults in Canada aged 20-29 live at

home with their parents.

• Irwin Ellman's report shows that extending care

would actually be more cost effective in the long run

" For every dollar spent, the province would save

$1.36,"

"I'm actually terrified because when I turn 21, I have

no one and I will have nothing"

What do we want?

• Tangible support; financial, housing.

• Decision-making or problem-solving

assistance;

• Support related to self-esteem; emotional

support

• Providing job training opportunities

Who are our stakeholders?

• Irwin Elman

Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children

and Youths.

• Anna Ho & Jason McGuirk, Our Voice,

Our Turn

A group of foster youths and former foster

youths who are advocating for extended

care and support.

How did we go about advocating

for extended care?

How will we continue to advocate

for this cause?

How can YOU get involved?

Transitional Care for all Foster Youths GTA-

Canada.

Youth Leaving Care Hearings.

References

Office for the Provincial Advocate of Children and Youth:

www.provincialadvocate.on.ca

Statistics Canada

"25 is the new 21" Pdf Report by : Irwin Ellman

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