Time is running out for former and current foster care youth in Utah to take advantage of an opportunity that could change their lives.
Transitions can be tough for those who age out of foster care in the state.
"They tend to be homeless more often than not, they tend to be incarcerated more often than not, they tend to live in poverty more often than not," says Aubrey Myers with the Utah Division of Child and Family Services.
Myers is referring to those who lack connections – or people that could provide them with support that a family usually would.
Those challenges are only being compounded by the ongoing pandemic, and that's where the COVID relief money comes in handy.
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