E Makua Ana Youth Circles: A Transition Planning Process for Youth Exiting Foster Care
VOMA Connections, Vol. 21, No. 5, 12-13, Fall 2005
3 Pages Posted: 12 Sep 2012
Date Written: 2005
Abstract
E makua ana is the translation of becoming an adult into Hawaiian. In Hawai’i, over 130 E Makua Ana Youth Circles have been held for teens emancipating out of foster care. Former foster children are one of the most vulnerable groups of young people in our country (Wald and Martinex, 2003). Former foster children make up a hugely disproportionate share of people who are unemployed, on welfare and in prison (Roberts, 2002). E Makua Ana Youth Circles are one of Hawaii’s attempts to deal with this serious problem.
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Walker, Lorenn, E Makua Ana Youth Circles: A Transition Planning Process for Youth Exiting Foster Care (2005). VOMA Connections, Vol. 21, No. 5, 12-13, Fall 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2137965
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