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If you are living independently for the first time, or soon will be, you need to know the basics of managing money wisely. If you are entering adulthood after being in out-of-home care, you may not have had caregivers who modeled or taught responsible financial decision-making. Luckily, you don’t need a degree or a lot […]
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Jane Austen’s famous literary novel, “Persuasion,” is brought to life for toddlers in this board book by Jennifer Adams. The illustrations by Alison Oliver highlight the predominant color palette of England during the early 19th century. The characters are depicted in a manner that brings out their personalities without any heavy text. Adams, who is…
Aiana Dadanova always loved expressing herself through drawing and painting, but when she entered the foster care system at 17, she found herself living in a Manhattan group home where the art supplies were usually locked up. The only staff member with the key was often too busy “dealing with another crisis” to encourage any…
For children in foster care, money management is not just a practical life skill. It is a stability skill. Many youth who experience foster care move frequently, have limited control over personal decisions and age into adulthood with fewer financial safety nets. National data consistently show that young adults who move out of the foster…
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