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Sia Has Adopted Two 18-Year-Old Boys From Foster Care
It is estimated that over 23,000 kids will age out of the US foster care system every year. Once that happens, the odds are not in their favor. According to the National Foster Youth Institute, 20% of them will instantly become homeless. Only 1 out of every 2 will be employed by the age of 24 and the chances for a child who has aged out of foster care to earn a college degree at any point in their life are less than 3%. Even though these children are in desperate need of a stable, loving family, many of those who are looking to adopt prefer much younger children.
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In an interview, Sia recently announced that she has adopted two 18-year-old boys who were aging out of the foster care system
Recently, the famous singer Sia Furler revealed she is not one of those people after she adopted two 18-year-old boys.
Speaking to Sirius XM Radio, the musician said: “I actually adopted two sons last year. They were both 18—they’re both 19 years old now. They were aging out of the foster care system. Yeah, and I love them.”
After being asked how they are dealing with the quarantine, Sia revealed that they are not taking it very well.
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“They are both finding it pretty difficult, one more so than the other,” she said. However, they are keeping themselves occupied.
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“But they’re both doing things that are really good for them right now, that are really helpful. They’re really doing a lot of educational stuff that’s good for them.”
Image credits: Kirk Stauffer
Recently, the 44-year-old singer announced that she’s planning to be single for the rest of her life and is probably taking care of her adopted sons alone.
She hasn’t revealed any more information about her two sons as she tends to keep her life as private as possible
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Trick Question 4 years ago
You go Sia. The fact that it wasn't discovered for a good while is just icing. For someone with such an identifiable she's a private and humble person. It wasn't a "Look at me! See what I did!" thing. She does a lot of random good works too.
Daria B 4 years ago
This is a very admirable thing to do. Many teenagers end up in the streets and drug addiction, or working illegal abusive jobs, because they were kicked out of orphanages, for being too old. The transition between care and autonomy should be smooth, with programs to lead the youth on what to do and where to go next. Hopefully some institutions are like this, and it would be nice if all of them followed.
Jess 4 years ago
You're absolutely right. It is really hard on those kids especially when they've been in foster care long term & have no family connections with at least uncles, aunts, grandparents, etc. I had 2 friends age out of foster care years ago. Our state gave them a list of programs (all had waiting list & didn't offer much) and $200. That was it to start on their own.
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Trick Question 4 years ago
You go Sia. The fact that it wasn't discovered for a good while is just icing. For someone with such an identifiable she's a private and humble person. It wasn't a "Look at me! See what I did!" thing. She does a lot of random good works too.
Daria B 4 years ago
This is a very admirable thing to do. Many teenagers end up in the streets and drug addiction, or working illegal abusive jobs, because they were kicked out of orphanages, for being too old. The transition between care and autonomy should be smooth, with programs to lead the youth on what to do and where to go next. Hopefully some institutions are like this, and it would be nice if all of them followed.
Jess 4 years ago
You're absolutely right. It is really hard on those kids especially when they've been in foster care long term & have no family connections with at least uncles, aunts, grandparents, etc. I had 2 friends age out of foster care years ago. Our state gave them a list of programs (all had waiting list & didn't offer much) and $200. That was it to start on their own.
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