Aging Out Of Dhs System Increases Risk Of Homelessness

BY RANDY ELLIS Staff Writer rellis@oklahoman.comMore than one-fourth of the 1,639 youths who aged out of the Oklahoma child welfare system during the years 2009 through 2013 went on to experience some form of homelessness. That's the sad finding of a new study by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services' Office of Planning and Research Statistics. At a time when many 18-year-olds are looking forward to college or joining the workforce with support from their families, many of the children who age out of the state system are trying to figure out how to survive. Jennifer Boyer, programs supervisor for DHS' Oklahoma Independent Living program, said the agency has some programs designed to ease the transition to independence, but "we just don't have enough.Read more on NewsOK.com

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