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• Foster kids can benefit from receiving support through age 21

  Children in foster care who are not adopted by their 18th birthday are often released from care with little to no support. In an effort to give these children an opportunity to become independent before going into the adult world, an expert in the field and professor from the University of Missouri is campaigning for an extension of foster care benefits to 21 years old. more...

• Child advocacy service notes shortage in male mentors for foster children

  In Roseville, California, Don Genasci works as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for Child Advocates of Placer County. According to the Roseville Press Tribune, the organization has about 170 volunteers, but Genasci is one of very few men. more...

• Former foster child featured on TeenNick for advocacy efforts

  Teen advocacy groups can have a huge impact on their communities. For example, Lauren Huichan, a young woman from New Mexico, was an at-risk youth before becoming involved with community activities. more...

• Adopted teen finds success

  November is Adoption Awareness Month and the Adoptive Families Association of British Columbia (AFABC) have released some facts about adoption. The Vancouver Observer reports that only 10 to 15 percent of BC's 1,000 children who are registered for adoption are babies. Approximately 20 percent are sibling groups and 30 percent are teens. more...

• Adopted teen will celebrate Thanksgiving with his siblings

  This year, Thanksgiving will finally be a joyous occasion for adopted teen Sharrieff Moore. For the first time since he can remember, he expects to celebrate the holiday with his entire family, The Southfield Jay reports. more...

• Organization aims to promote adoption of teens

  In recent weeks, Family Services of Northwestern Pennsylvania has organized a training program to bring together adoptive parents and professionals who place children into foster homes. The program features an array of experts, including Debbie Riley, author of "Beneath the Mask: Understanding Adopted Teens," and Rita Soronen, executive director of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, according to GoErie.com. Thomas - the founder of Wendy's Restaurants - was both an adoptee and an adoptive father; the restaurant chain is named after one of his daughters. more...

• Adopted teen's life becomes film

  This week, a movie about adopted teen India Meadow is being shown to promote the Bates Foundation, which provides custom-made prom dresses to underprivileged or hard-to-fit adolescents from Chicago's inner city. The troubled teen's life was turned around by Barbara Bates, a Chicago fashion designer and founder of the foundation, news channel ABC reports. Now their story has been made into a film called India of K-Town. more...