Perspectives S35/Ep 17 Support for teens who age out of Georgia's Foster Care System

In Georgia, hundreds of young people age out of the foster care system every year. Many of these kids have experienced varying degrees of abuse and neglect without the proper health care to help them to work through their trauma. This contributes to many former foster care children's disadvantages when entering adulthood and the workforce. Young adults who grew up in the system are less likely to find satisfactory permanent employment and often become homeless. Amerigroup Georgia and the Multi-Agency Alliance for Children (MAAC) have partnered to provide young adults who have experienced foster care with critical workforce training and employment opportunities. One such program is led by Monty Green and his IT Apprenticeship program at Elevance Health (formerly Anthem). This is a national, Labor Department IT registered program targeting foster and other underserved youth. Joining Green on the show is Bhavini Solanki, Director Amerigroup.