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Older children and teenagers can spend years languishing in the system. The older a child gets, the harder it is to match them with an adoptive home.
For Dom, it can feel like the odds are stacked against him. He said it맥스카지노s hard to think about a future when the present is so unpredictable.
While financial assistance for college is available for teens who spent time in foster care, Dom said many future goals feel unattainable.
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A program within Jefferson County Public Schools is designed to keep kids in the same school, despite a change in their foster placement. But it맥스카지노s not always possible.
While he맥스카지노s hesitant to have hope, Dom admits a forever family would be ideal.
He said a family with siblings and pets would be nice.
Life has not been easy for him, all the more reason for a quality foster or adoptive family to step up and make a positive impact.
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