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Our InitiativesThe Walter S. Johnson Foundation currently supports three California initiatives to improve outcomes for vulnerable youths and young adults. These initiatives are designed around careful planning, a multi-year commitment, attention to results, collaboration with diverse public and private partners, and a commitment to field-building through testing, developing, and disseminating new knowledge.
| California College Pathways
Campus support programs for former foster youth. In California every year, about 4,000 18 year-olds emancipate from foster care and find themselves on their own. Without adequate social support or life skills, many become homeless, out of work or incarcerated.
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 | California Connected by 25
Annually, the US has about 700,000 youth in out-of-home, state-supervised care, 112,000 of whom are in California. Placing children in out-of-home settings (i.e. with a foster family or in a group home) is considered a last resort, and is only used when a child's family is incapable or unwilling to provide a safe home.
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| San Joaquin Valley Initiative for Older Youth
The San Joaquin Valley is the fastest growing region in California today. Of California's seven major metropolitan areas with the highest proportion of youth ages 16-24, five are located in the San Joaquin Valley — Visalia, Merced, Fresno, Modesto and Bakersfield.
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