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Jeremiah's Promise offers housing, academic support, mentoring, therapeutic and career counseling, financial competency ands savings plans to teens who have aged out of foster care in Silicon Valley at 18 and 19 years old. In our seven years of working with these youth, here is what your support has brought:
High School Diplomas Earned while at JP: 95%
CA Average for former Foster Youth: 44 to 77%
College Enrollment: 90%
Two or More Years in College: 85%
CA Average for Former Foster Youth: 1 to 5%
Employed: 97%
Live without Government Help upon Exiting Program: 88%
CA Average for Former Foster Youth: 50%
Long-term Relationships with Mentoring Adults: 98%
CA Average for Former Foster Youth: unavailable; however, this is a key predictor in mental/emotional stability often leading to an average of $215,000 a year per person in mental health care costs. It also is a factor in the incarceration of up to 20% of former foster youth, costing $55,000 to $115,000 a year per inmate.
Pregnant or Parenting: 5%
National Average for Foster Youth: 33%
* Data source: Emancipating Foster Youth: A Compilation of Statistics. Everychild Foundation and John Burton Foundation for Children Without Homes, May 2006 |
