“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. The initiation of foster youth entering and exiting the Foster System is when a foster youth is taken away from their families they are usually put into a temporary placement in which they are there for about two months until they can find longer term placement. The youth are then usually moved around from placement to placement until they are emancipated from the system. Foster youth tend to miss a large amount of school and are affected by it in the long run. Going through the system for some youth is a experience that helps them to mature faster and to become more independent as them come into adulthood. The youth have to overcome many hard obstacles to become successful adults.