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California Considers Extending Foster Care for Young Adults Until Pandemic Emergency Ends [calhealthreport.org]

 

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett, California Health Report, June 22, 2020

At the beginning of March, Monse Gonzalez had her entire year planned. She would graduate from community college, save part of her paychecks as a childcare worker, and start school at the University of Santa Barbara.

Then came the pandemic. 

Suddenly, everything Gonzalez, 18, had worked for was in jeopardy: her job, her housing, her associates degree. While many young adults have families to lean on during these uncertain times, as a young adult in California’s foster care system, Gonzalez’s main support is herself.

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