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Independence Place Serves as a Model for Helping Society's Most Vulnerable Young People
CLEVELAND, June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For most teenagers, turning 18 represents the milestone of "coming of age." For teens in foster care, that birthday also brings a less hopeful term: "aging out." At 18, most of these young adults are no longer eligible for the support they were able to rely on as children. Often, they are left homeless and unable to support themselves and, in some cases, their own small children.See the full content of this document
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Now, for former foster youth in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, there is an alternative. The YWCA Greater Clevela...
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