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September 10, 2012 08:59 pm GMT

New Social Network Aims to Fill Void Left by Foster Care System


The Camellia Network, a social network launched over the summer, wants to provide young people who age out of the foster care system with the support and resources of a family.

When foster children turn 18 (or 21 in a few states), the system stops providing them housing if they have not been permanently adopted by a family. This adds up to roughly 30,000 teens and young adults being kicked out of their homes each year, with slim or no resources to get on their feet and begin adulthood.

According to Camellia Network co-founder Isis Keigwin, the prospects are grim for the system's alums: One-quarter will end up homeless, one-quarter will be incarcerated, just 3% will earn college d…
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