Foster care in the United States
Subject in Society & Culture
Foster care in the United States has come up in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including In The Dark, Digital Social Hour. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
OnlyJayusSocial media creator known for viral 'fun fact' videos on TikTok
OnlyJayus says the foster system gave her free school, rent support, and a monthly payment until age 21.
“I got free school and I didn't pay for my apartment, but I got a thousand dollar stimulus check every month until I was 21”
Digital Social Hour: Only Jayus: How I Became The Most Hated TikTok Creator | DSH #1967 (May 16, 2026) · Listen from 53:08
OnlyJayus says she advises young people not to come out to their parents, fearing they could end up in the foster system as she did.
“I get a lot of people like asking, like, how do I come out to my parents? I'm like, don't”
Digital Social Hour: Only Jayus: How I Became The Most Hated TikTok Creator | DSH #1967 (May 16, 2026) · Listen from 13:26
Colleen QuinnRichmond, Virginia family formation attorney representing the intended parents
Quinn says that while DSS is involved the children would go into foster care rather than back to the parents' house.
“As long as DSS is involved, the children are going into foster care”
In The Dark: The Journey, Episode 4: The Courts (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 42:04
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- In The Dark · 1 episode
- Digital Social Hour · 1 episode
Episodes
The Journey, Episode 4: The CourtsIn The Dark · Oct 6, 2026 · 56 min
Reporter Ava Kaufman follows two Virginia surrogates who defied their contracts with an investigated Los Angeles couple, revisiting Baby M and attending a Farmville custody hearing.
Only Jayus: How I Became The Most Hated TikTok Creator | DSH #1967Digital Social Hour · May 16, 2026 · 57 min
Sean Kelly talks with TikTok creator OnlyJayus about going viral, cancel culture, foster care, debate shows, feminism, Trump, socialism, and healthcare.