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From foster care to college

The Hechinger Report

Jennifer Pokempner, director of child welfare policy at Juvenile Law Center, a legal advocacy group in Philadelphia, said the Seita program is “seen as a model.” Youth who remain in the child welfare system until age 21 have more time to access federal financial aid and assistance from social workers.

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