Young people in foster care face a crisis

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+In Ventura County, there are about 85 females between the ages of 16 and 19 in foster care. Of these young women, 16 are pregnant or already parenting.

+It's estimated that 25 to 30 female foster youth in Ventura County will be emancipated this year.

+According to national statistics, 50 percent of youth leaving the foster system are homeless sometime during the first 12 months after emancipation.

- United Way of

Ventura County