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Youth Forum: The Impact of Foster Care's Thousands of Ohio's Children

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Youth Forum: The Impact of Foster Care's Thousands of Ohio's Children

Thursday, January 23, 2020
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

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"We need people, not programs." – Sonia Emerson

In the United States, there are approximately 443,000 children in foster care at any given time, with the system taking in more than 690,000 children per year. According to the Public Children Services Association of Ohio, more than 20,000 children are projected to be in foster care by 2020 — a 60 percent increase in the last five years largely due to the recent recession and further exacerbated by the opioid crisis.

While the number of children in foster care in Ohio has increased, resources and funding have not. Despite approximately $30 million in additional funding, Ohio still ranks dead last in per-capita state funding for children services. In addition, the number of available foster homes, support service programs, and caseworkers has not kept pace with the number of children who are in need —which has far-reaching repercussions, especially for those whom age out of the system without the necessary support they need for adulthood.

What can the state do to help curb the increase of children in the foster care system? How can the lack of support services be addressed? Once they age out of the system, how can the state best support former foster care children?

Join us for a City Club Youth Forum on what can be done to address the issues and needs of the foster care system in Ohio.

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