“Through the Tunnel” Foster Youth Initiation

Even though they don’t have to swim through a tunnel like Jerry in “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing, foster youth are initiated into/out of the foster care system. It is a struggle and a problem for many youths and children just by seeing social workers and being in a type of facility. As foster youth or children enter the system they tend to feel lonely and scared of trusting many people in their life. Many things happen that nobody should go through, a lot of trust issues come in with the issue. The other two things that happen as children and young youth even teenagers in the system is a lot of times it will take about at least a couple months or at least a year to get used to the system or even longer because we as youth or anybody should not have to have the system or the government take care of us or boss us around. The three things that happen after teenagers or youth age out of the system is one, they go to find a job and have no where to go. Second they start partying a lot and dropping out of school. Last but not least they have kids and ask for help from resources that are good. As a result of initiation, I only wish that there was a way to gather a fundraiser so there can be a home or a huge facility for kids, youth, adults to have a home to feel safe and protected.