'We're like the forgotten bunch': Foster youth fair aimed at beating the odds of homelessness

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The resource fair will offer information about mental wellness, how to apply for college and job opportunites.

In an effort to lower the amount of foster youth that end up homeless, the resource fair opens the conversations about mental wellness, college and job applications.A first-of-its-kind event will take place this weekend to show those who may feel forgotten that there are opportunities for them."We're like the forgotten bunch," Hayward explained. "We are a group of young people that people think we don't exist.

"Even if you don't know who you are, don't give up on the person you see in the mirror," Hayward said. "That's the message I have for the younger me and the people that'll be at the event."

 

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