The pandemic and its restrictions inflicted economic damage on many people. Some will have a harder time recovering than others.
Those include foster children reaching adulthood, officially "aging out" of the foster system. They tend to arrive in adult-world without much in the way of material possessions or pocket change.
Emergency funds are available for young people in these situations, up to a total of $2 Million for all.
Lacey Andresen from Oregon Department of Human Servicesjoins us with details, assisted by Celeste Bodner of FosterClub Oregon.