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Nonprofit life coaches fill the parental gap for 18-year-olds exiting foster care

De’Rae Brown was 10 when he saw his alcoholic mother stand up in court and surrender her maternal rights. Over the next decade, he would move among two dozen foster homes.

At an age when other teens turn to their moms or dads to learn to drive, apply for college and find first jobs, Brown didn’t have a parent to lean on. It was YMCA life coach Matt Smith who helped him track down his birth certificate, open his first bank account, land a job and weigh the pros and cons of joining the Minnesota National Guard.

http://www.startribune.com/nonprofit-life-coaches-fill-the-parental-gap-for-18-year-olds-exiting-foster-care/413656203/

 

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