📍 Did you know that less than 3% of foster youth earn a college degree? Not because they aren’t capable, but because navigating life without a stable foundation makes planning for the future feel impossible.

Joey is 16, living in rural Georgia with his third foster family. He’s spent years learning new rules, new routines, and constantly wondering: How long before this ends too?

Now, as a high school junior, his biggest challenge isn’t just surviving—it’s figuring out what comes next. College? Trade school? A job? Stay with his foster family? Move back with his biological mom?

📍 No roadmap. No certainty. Just questions.

Some days, the weight of it all makes shutting down feel easier. But doing nothing is still a choice.

So instead, Joey takes one step. A conversation. An application. A decision to move forward, even when the path isn’t clear.

And that’s the takeaway—uncertainty doesn’t disappear, but action makes it easier. You don’t need all the answers. You just need the courage to take the next step.

📍 So what’s yours?

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