Despite strong evidence in favour of it, emerging adulthood has never truly been established in public consciousness in the same way other stages, such as infancy and childhood, have. Instead, there has been a tug-of-war between ideological stances on the subject. Some researchers have begun to question why opportunities to assist emerging adults, like the ones presented here, and especially for those who are aging out of care, are not more numerous. In this author’s opinion, emerging adulthood should be fully recognized as a stage of development and considered in further policy changes for youth aging out of care. Agencies serving youth and young adults emerging from care can play a key role in in promoting interdependence and a sense of community belonging. This can be made possible by providing family like environments for emerging adults where they can try, fail, succeed, reflect, reference, and regroup all while allowing for positive thinking about the future.
