Employment outcomes of young parents who age out of foster care |
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| Institution: | 1. Boston University, School of Social Work, 264 Bay State Rd., Boston, MA 02215, USA;2. University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy and Practice, 3701 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA;3. University of the Sciences, Department of Health Policy and Public Health, 600 S. 43rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA;4. Public Policy Analytics, 2118 Wilshire Blvd. #956, Santa Monica, CA 90403, USA;5. Los Angeles County, Chief Executive Office, Research and Evaluation, 500 Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA;1. University of Missouri, School of Social Work, 705 Clark Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA;2. Indiana University School of Social Work, 902 W. New York Street, ES 4138, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA;3. University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, School of Social Work, 685 Baldy Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA;1. University of Eastern Finland, Department of Nursing Science, City of Helsinki, Department of Social Services and Health Care, P.O. Box 1627, FIN – 70211 Kuopio, Finland;2. Department of Social Services and Health Care, Toinen linja 4 A, P.O. Box 6000, FI-00099 Helsinki, Finland;3. University of Easter Finland, Department of Nursing Science, P.O. Box 1627, FIN – 70211 Kuopio, Finland;1. Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Social Work, 1000 Floyd Avenue, PO Box 842027, Richmond, VA 23220, United States;2. Sociology and Social Welfare, School of Social Sciences, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehakro Namgu, Ulsan, Republic of Korea;3. Child Trends, Inc., 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200W, Bethesda, MD 20814, United States;4. University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work, 2117 Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States |
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| Abstract: | Despite the high rate of early parenthood among youths in foster care, relatively little is known about the employment outcomes of young parents after they age out of the child welfare system. This study analyzed administrative data for 1943 recently emancipated youths who were the parent of at least one child. Like prior studies of former foster youths, this study finds that only half of the parents were employed at any point during the first four quarters after exiting care, most of those who worked were not consistently employed, and the earnings of parents who were employed were very low. Several demographic and placement history characteristics were associated with an increase or decrease in the odds of being employed and/or with total earnings among the parents who worked. The implications of these findings for policy and practice are discussed. |
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