Being a youth in foster care is unbelievably hard. Youth are quickly thrown into unfamiliar situations. More than anything, foster kids just want to be seen as “normal.” This is hard to achieve if you came into foster care wearing only your pajamas.
Unfortunately, the youth’s new “parents,” the State of Missouri, don’t offer much help. St. Louis-area foster youth, like Ashley and Amber, receive an average of $200 a year for their clothing allowance.