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What former foster children went through when the COVID-19 pandemic closed college campuses

  • Written by Saralyn Ruff, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of San Francisco
What former foster children went through when the COVID-19 pandemic closed college campusesSome college students have no home to return to.Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

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In the first two months of the pandemic, more than half of former foster children lost their jobs and nearly 40% experienced precarious living situations or homelessless,...

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