At some point, most adolescents transition into adulthood by moving out on their own, finding a job or going to college. But for young adults aging out of the state’s foster care system, those milestones can be particularly difficult to navigate.
Portland nonprofit New Narrative helps young adults exiting the foster system find housing and mental health services through its Compass Rose program. But it also provides unique peer mentorship in the form of Ascending Flow. The program connects participants to mentors with similar lived experiences and helps them find creative outlets to express themselves. Those outlets can be anything from music to video production to cooking...
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