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Heirloom LA works with youths aging out of the foster system to help provide a supportive bridge into adulthood.

When young adults “age out” of the foster care system without a stable connection to a supportive adult, it increases the likelihood that they may end up homeless or incarcerated. Over 24% of youths between 17 and 21 years old aging out of foster care have indicated that they are or have been homeless, according to the USC Homelessness Policy Research Institute.

In Los Angeles County, 22,000 children are currently in foster care. As foster youths transition into adulthood, it’s important that they’re guided and supported in their journey to independence. Nonprofits like the Alliance for Children’s Rights work to provide stability to children in foster care through programs