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Independent Living Services for Youth From Minority Groups
Resources and information about independent living services for youth from minority groups.
Hispanic and African American Youth: Life After Foster Care Emancipation
Iglehart & Becerra
Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 11(1/2), 2002
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A qualitative study of former foster youth that attempts to capture the hardships, isolation, hope, and despair many of them may face as they attempt to adjust to life after foster care. Includes implications for culturally sensitive practice and research.
Improving Access to Independent Living Services for Tribes and American Indian Youth
National Indian Child Welfare Association (2000)
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Proposes that refinements should be made in data collection systems to identify the number of Indian children who need services as they transition out of foster care and that the findings of the data report should be combined with an assessment of the Indian community to identify necessary services.
Native American Youth in Transition: The Path from Adolescence to Adulthood in Two Native American Communities (PDF - 4720 KB)
National Indian Child Welfare Association (2005)
Outcomes of a study that examined the experiences of a population of Native American youth ages 16-24 in two tribal communities who have been involved in at least one social services program and/or are out of work and out of school.
A Native Pathway to Adulthood: Training for Tribal and Non-Tribal Child Welfare Workers: Trainer Manual (PDF - 4352 KB)
University of Oklahoma National Resource Center for Youth Services (2004)
A competency-based curriculum designed to enhance the skills of tribal and State workers in facilitating the transition of older youth from out-of-home care to adulthood and to encourage collaboration between tribes and public agencies to ensure that culturally relevant transition services are provided. View Participant Manual. (PDF - 1730 KB)
Open Dialogue on Diversity
Choca, Gabel, Mason, Miramontes, & Sellars (2001)
In Preparing Youth for Long-Term Success: Proceedings From the Casey Family Program National Independent Living Forum
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Describes a panel discussion that identified cultural competency issues in independent living skills services.
Transition Programs in Indian Country (PDF - 329 KB)
Graham, Cellarius, Clothier, Moore, & Hawkins (2001)
Describes current programs available to American Indian youth who are preparing to leave foster care.
Tribal Approaches to Transition (PDF - 633 KB)
National Resource Center for Youth Development (2004)
Provides information for practitioners and agencies who work with youth to help them "provide services to Indian youth on the same basis as other youth" by giving examples of programs across the country that are effectively incorporating the four core principles of youth development.
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