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Too Old for Foster Care, and Facing the Recession

Michael Smith will turn 21 in August, and his foster care benefits will expire. He has been searching for work since October. (G. Paul Burnett/The New York Times)

Even in boom times, young people who become too old for the foster-care system often struggle to make it on their own, lacking families, job skills or adequate educations. Now, the recession has made the challenges of life after foster care even more formidable, especially for those seeking federal housing vouchers, which are contingent on having an income.

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