Jerome is a three-year-old boy who lost his parents in a car crash. Now he stays in a foster home. How will the Foster Care Inde
pendence Act of 1999 help him? A. He will have a change of surroundings and forget the incident.
B. He will get educational and financial assistance from the state to attain self-sufficiency.
C. He can help other orphaned children.
D. He has the freedom to decide which foster home he wants to join.
The correct option is B: He will get educational and financial assistance from the state to attain self-sufficiency.
<u>EXPLANATION:</u>
Jerome stays in a foster home and because his parents died in a car crash, he has no one to look after his financial and educational needs.
The state has passed an act for such children whereby the state provides all expenses for education of the child.
In addition, financial assistance is also provided to ensure that the child develops skills that will help the child get a secure job which can help the child to attain self-sufficiency.
