Things former foster children and other young adults living without family support need:
- Civil rights
- Material support such as food, housing, and physical healthcare
- Job opportunities
- Educational opportunities
Things former foster children and other young adults living without family support do NOT need:
- Preaching
- Pathologization
- Mental health assessments
- Assessments of their personal relationship with God
- Nosiness about their eating habits, sex lives, or other personal lifestyle choices
- Learning to trust "adults" (given that they ARE adults...)
- Help "breaking the cycle" of "bad choices"
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