February 12, 2006

Rochelle Riley: Pushed out on her own at 18

Katrina McQueen, an 18-year-old junior at Detroit Central High School who takes a pre-law class at Wayne State University , was sent to live with her 67 year old grandmother three years ago. You might think she has a year to get her life together and complete preparations for college or to find a job. But she has just one month because she's about to "age out" of Michigan 's foster care system. She will be too old to receive any benefits - along with over 400 other children in the system.

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