Growing up as a foster child comes with its own set of challenges, but the struggle often continues into adulthood. A San Diego-based nonprofit organization, Just in Time for Foster Youth, is stepping in to offer support for those who have aged out of the foster care system by mentoring former foster youth.

If you’ve ever seen Mackayla Scott and Valerie Sussman together, you might say they are two peas in a pod.

"We have clicked ever since," says Scott.

Their relationship is unique, born from a series of life’s twists and turns.

"I feel really blessed. I feel really, really blessed," says Sussman.

Scott spent her entire childhood in and out of foster homes after both her parents struggled with substance abuse.

"Just imagine a big moment like graduating and having no one sitting in the stand. No one to cheer you on but yourself. And at that time, I had worked so hard, so hard to graduate," she says.

Scott's unstable childhood continued to affect her into adulthood, demonstrating the need for mentoring former foster youth.

"If you don't have the answers, and you're constantly not having the answers, and you're constantly running into trouble, it just makes it feel like life is not worth living in a sense," she says.

Just in Time for Foster Youth aims to combat these struggles through a volunteer program involving mentoring former foster youth, which is designed to stabilize the lives of former foster children. The organization estimates that approximately one in four foster kids experience homelessness at some point as adults.

"When I first met Valerie, she was telling me, like, 'Hey, I'm a mother of three.' I'm like, 'OK, they probably matched us because, you know, we're mothers,'" says Scott.

"We picked each other. I remembered telling my trainer at the gym, 'I hope Makayla picks me. I hope she picks me,'" says Sussman.

Read the full article about Just in Time for Foster Youth by Wale Aliyu at ABC 10 News.