What happens to a 18 y/o child from a poor family, when they no longer can take care of him/her.?

Question

What happens to a 18 y/o child from a poor family, when they no longer can take care of him/her.?

Answer 1

Oh, cruel world!

Answer 2

educate theirselves and hope they do meaingful stuff in life to make them happy and start to feel independent on their own

Answer 3

the kid gets a job

Answer 4

He or she gets a j-o-b or makes the rest of us working people pay his or her way while (s)he goes on welfare.

It is called "adulthood"

Answer 5

If they have a disability, they might be eligible for Social Security Disability or SSI. If they have been a student in school, the counselors should have an IEP in place and assist with transition. If there is no disability, then it's just hoofin' it like the rest of us.

Answer 6

they get a job, or they try and find a friend to live with for a while