# Extending Care for Vulnerable Youth (feat. Alina White, DFPS)

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Podcast: [The Riverside Project Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-riverside-project-podcast-5566150)
Published: 2025-12-01T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

When people think of foster care, it’s typically assumed that it ends at age 18 when a child ages out of care. However, that is not the case in most states. Nearly every state offers federally funded programs to extend foster care beyond 18 years. This is what is known as extended foster care, and it includes programs like continued care with foster parents and independent living situations. Our guest for this episode is deeply familiar with these programs as she oversees them for Texas. Alin...

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