States of Opportunity for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

Alexa Prettyman

No 2024-01, Working Papers from Towson University, Department of Economics

Abstract: Over 20,000 youth age out of foster care each year in the United States facing various hardships. Research demonstrates that extended foster care beneficially impacts youth aging out of care; however, it is less clear which states assist these youth. This descriptive paper explores which states effectively assist foster youth aging out of care. I use the National Youth in Transition Database and a value-added model to determine state effectiveness across a variety of outcomes, including college enrollment, employment, homelessness, incarceration, substance abuse, and parenthood. I find that there is considerable variation in state effectiveness depending on the outcome.

Keywords: Foster youth; Extended foster care; Transition to adulthood; Value-added model. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I38 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2024-01, Revised 2024-01
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