Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, In the News

Drive to Give Youth Time

By Jocelyn Wiener  |  Sacramento Bee  —

Three years ago, Christopher Rambadt was stabbed to death along the American River. He was 22 years old and homeless, an emotionally disturbed, developmentally delayed young man who had been a ward of the state until he was 18.

What would have happened if he had stayed in the state’s care an extra year?

A lawsuit making its way through the courts demands that foster youth with disabilities be allowed to stay in state custody one more year before they “age out” of the system — until age 19.

To read the complete article, here is the link:
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/394179.html.