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What happens when children in foster care turn 18? Due to a crisis within Washington’s child-welfare system, many end up homeless, incarcerated or in hospital emergency rooms.
After InvestigateWest’s reporting on these critical issues, the Washington Legislature passed six laws to help foster kids and foster parents and rolled out $48 million in new funding.
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