Foster Youth Get a STEP Ahead in San Mateo County
Foster kids are just like any other kind of kids… except that they aren’t. That’s confusing, I know – let me explain.
Foster kids are just like any other kind of kids – meaning they
have the same needs, wants, desires as any other kid their age.
They require basic human needs: love, attention, food and
shelter. Foster kids are different from other kids in that they
sometimes don’t know where those basic needs will come from. They
can bounce from home to home, year after year, never knowing
permanency. With luck, they will get adopted out of the foster
care system. Unfortunately some kids don’t have that kind of
luck.