Fostering Success After Foster Care

For youth “aging out” of the foster care system at age 18, thrust out on their own, homelessness or crime can be a consequence of efforts to support themselves. Now, a service in Milwaukee gives young adults the guidance, financial assistance, and occasional “kick in the butt” needed to move their lives forward in a positive direction.

James Pekrul, Executive Director and Founder of the Foster Youth Independence Center in Milwaukee knows what it's like to be dumped on the street unprepared at 18. A product himself of a series of Milwaukee foster homes, he says, "I never thought anything positive would come from my experiences in foster care, but I guess we are all capable of finding some good in something that is broken."

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