Navigating public education for foster youth is a bumpy road

"In December, WHYY content partner The Philadelphia Public School Notebook released an edition dedicated to the issues youth in foster care face in school. Juvenile Law Center invited youth advocates from their Youth Fostering Change program to share their own stories. For related discussion, follow #FosterEdSuccess and #PHLed on Twitter.

At 16 I entered care with my six siblings. I was placed in Youth Emergency Services. Initially this was intended to be a 30-day stay, but it was extended two months because my social worker at the Department of Human Services was unable to find a foster home that would accommodate all seven of us. This was important because we voiced that we did not want to be separated during our time in care."