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When Temple Hills resident Crystal Skinner turned 21 in 2006 and was too old to stay in foster care, she was not sure where she would live.
After switching between living with her biological mother and her aunt, Skinner received a voucher from the Prince George's County Housing Authority that paid rent and allowed her to find a job nearby.
"When I got the voucher, it gave me (a) foundation to build upon because I knew where I could work," Skinner said.
Last month, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it was allocating $20 million for vouchers to help people aging out of foster care and to reunite foster care children with parents who could not otherwise afford housing.
Md.-Based Group Helps Get Housing Vouchers for Foster Care Kids - Southern Maryland Headline News
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