When Allison Gilbreath held a work group in 2016 on youth aging out of foster care without a driver’s license, every single person — all young adults who had turned 18 while still in the foster care system — showed up 30 or 45 minutes late because they were relying on someone else for a ride.
The experience highlighted exactly the issue Gilbreath, policy analyst for Voices for Virginia’s Children, was studying: Most young adults who age out of foster care have major trouble getting a driver’s license, and it adds to the innumerable challenges they already face.
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