Blog 19: Third Answer

• EQ: How are foster kids being prepared for the real world and what steps are being taken to prevent them from becoming homeless?
• Answer #3: Although there are few foster parents and organizations that teach foster children how to live on their own, ultimately the research I have found says the best way for foster kids to be prepared is by keeping connections with those who have played a large role in the lives of the child itself. 
• 3 details to support the answer: 
• An interview I had with a woman who worked with foster care taught me that relationships play a key role in every child's life, especially the ones who have no one to go to for advice.
• A TED talk on a child welfare in Baltimore showed that children were being negatively affected after being taken away from their family, even if it was an abusive home. The video also explained how keeping children with other family members is the most important step before foster care.
• Lastly, my mentor is proof that keeping positive relationships affects a foster child's future because they have motivation and support to do the things they would otherwise think impossible.
• The research source(s) to support your details and answer: 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c15hy8dXSps
• http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/03/education/edlife/extra-support-can-make-all-the-difference-for-foster-youth.html?_r=0
• Concluding Sentence: Motivation is hard to come by, especially if you have no friends or family to support your decisions or tell you when your wrong. Every foster child deserves to be loved and worried about by someone who truly cares, and the foster system has made it very difficult for children to build relationships. I believe keeping them with family members is the most important thing for a foster child and it should be taken more seriously because it will reduce the amount of children in foster care so that the ones who truly do not have family can be taken care of properly.