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Education and Training Vouchers

Resources and information about Education and Training Vouchers (ETVs) available to youth as part of independent living programs.

Educating Youth in Care: The First Year of Education and Training Vouchers: John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (PDF - 806 KB)
National Resource Center for Youth Development (2004)
Summarizes the goals and objectives of the Chafee and ETV programs; includes a literature review that explores the status of foster youth in terms of education, graduation rates, educational achievement, and educational aspirations; and reports on a survey conducted to investigate the implementation of ETVs.

Education and Training Voucher Program
National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development
Related Federal legislation, program guidelines, State-specific resources, and more.

Education and Training Vouchers
Orphan Foundation of America
Information about their scholarships for older youth in foster care. Links to a website with information about each State's ETV program.

Education & Training Vouchers (ETV) State Grants
Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
A table that provides the State-by-State Final FY 2005 State Allocations for this program. (PDF - 9 KB)

Expanded Access to College Financial Aid for Former Foster Youth (PDF - 80 KB)
Voice for Adoption (2008)
Provides information on a federal law (P.L. 110-84) that makes it possible for teens in foster care to be adopted without losing access to college financial aid.

	Related Information Gateway Topics Adoption: College scholarships & tuition waivers

Updated on October 29, 2009