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However, when any child or youth comes into the care of the B. C. government, the province becomes the parent and assumes responsibility for the nurturing and development of that child. [...] Gathering the information needed to analyze the state of supports for youth in B. C. and comparing them to the identified needs of youth is a complex task. [...] This report provides a description of the issues and financial supports for youth in care transitioning to adulthood in B. C. It examines the transitional process of young people who have been in care compared to their peers who have not. [...] On Their Own: Examining the Needs of B. C. Youth as They Leave Government Care • April 2014 11 The Transition to Adulthood The Transition to Adulthood It should be a simple task to calculate what youth need to transition to adulthood. [...] On Their Own: Examining the Needs of B. C. Youth as They Leave Government Care • April 2014 15 Meeting the Costs of Transition Canadian census showed that 42.3 per cent of young adults ages 20 to 29 that year resided in the parental home either because they had never left or because they had returned home.37 The “boomerang kid” is a response to the changed economic and social circumstances of the