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Youth leaving foster care should receive guaranteed income Dave Cortese and Shimica Gaskins March 9, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail illusGetty Images The debate over survival checks is front and center as millions of families face an uncertain financial future. While short-term relief for the duration of the pandemic is certainly necessary, the debate over stimulus checks has opened the door to a long overdue conversation about guaranteed basic income. But even that conversation often fails to address some of the most vulnerable among us: youth transitioning out of the foster care system. A new report from The Appeal’s The Lab makes the case for direct-cash programs initiated at a local level that offer the potential to empower young adults leaving foster care not just to survive, but to thrive. Children in foster care, and particularly those aging out of the system, are often left out of conversations about vulnerable communities in this country, despite the ....