Essay Question

What issues arise after foster children turn 18 and are out of the foster care system in the US?

 Is the state to blame for the former foster children ending up in poverty?

Question breakdown

What are the issues?

How does the foster care system work?

What are the current faults in the system?

How do the issues affect the foster children themselves?
How does poverty and inequality fit into this issue?

What does the government do to improve the lives of foster children?

What are charities and NGOs doing about this issue?

*include case studies, quotes*

Children in Foster Homes in the US

THINK I KNOW
A lot of foster children are left homeless after they are out of the foster system when they reach 18
A lot foster children get abused and they never can be sure that the foster home that they are going into will be safe and loving.
3/10 homeless people in the US were former foster children
The constant change of foster homes will be a huge distraction from their education, will therefore lead them to not have enough skills to get a decent job.


WANT TO KNOW
How can this be changed?
How can the government improve the Children's Foster System in the US?
How does the foster system work?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster_care

Questions
How can the government improve the Children's Foster System in the US?
How do foster children survive outside the foster system after they turn 18?
How do foster children feel about the foster care system in the US?
What is the relationship between the Foster Care System with poverty and inequality?

Poverty and Inequality Essay Topics

1. Caged housing in Hong Kong
2. Wealth gap in HK
3. Human Trafficking
4. Minimum Wage
5. Children Foster Homes

Poverty and Inequality news

1.3 million Hong Kongers are below the poverty line

1/3 elderly people (296000) in poverty

1/5 children (208000) in poverty

$7700- poverty line for a 2 person household

Syrian Refugees over 2m

homeless, fleeing /forced to move away

4.25 million people trapped in Syria

NY protests minimum wage