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Advocates back guaranteed cash stipend for youth aging out of foster care
Summary
Attorney General's office and youth advocates urged support for S.161, arguing that a guaranteed monthly stipend for youth transitioning out of foster care would reduce homelessness and improve stability; witnesses cited roughly 750 youth aging out each year and research showing a high risk of homelessness and poverty.
The Attorney General's office and young people with lived experience urged the joint committee to back S.161, legislation to provide a guaranteed cash stipend to youth transitioning out of foster care.
"We are here to express our strong support for Senate Bill 161, an act providing for a guaranteed cash stipend for young adults transitioning out of foster care,"…
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