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Independent Living

Older children and youth in out-of-home care are eligible to receive independent living services to help prepare them for self-sufficiency in adulthood. They can receive these services while they are living in any type of out-of-home care placement (such as kinship care, family foster care, or residential/group care).

Youth receiving independent living services can be working toward achieving any of the permanency goals (such as reunification, adoption, or guardianship) or they may be heading toward emancipation from (aging out of) foster care to adulthood on their own. Independent living services generally include assistance with money management skills, educational assistance, household management skills, employment preparation, and other services.

 

 

Selected Resources

The John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program
Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
A program description, highlights, and links to other resources.

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development
Works to increase the capacity and resources of States and tribes to effectively help youth in care establish permanent connections and achieve successful transitions to adulthood.

Information Packet: Transition to Independent Living (PDF - 104 KB)
National Resource Center for Foster Care & Permanency Planning (2002)
Key provisions of the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999, a summary of the Child Welfare League of America Standards, statistics about outcomes for former foster youth, descriptions of model programs, and a list of Internet resources.

Guide to Federal Funding Sources for the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative and Other Youth Initiatives (PDF - 632 KB)
Finance Project (2004)
Information on Federal programs that have the potential to support services and activities for youth.

Casey Family Programs
Provides an array of services for children and youth in foster care, including services that help youth make a successful transition to adulthood.

 

 

Related Information Gateway Topics

Achieving & maintaining permanency: Permanency for youth

 

 

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