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Enhancing Permanency for Older Youth in Out-Of-Home Care
A Bulletin for Professionals

Author(s):  Child Welfare Information Gateway

Year Published:  2006

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You are in section: Table of Contents 1 - The Importance of Focusing … 2 - Barriers to Permanency … 3 - Strategies for Permenancy … 4 - Promising Programs Summary References Resources

Resources

The following is a sample of web-based resources for permanency planning for older youth. Please refer to the Reference list (above) for additional resources.

California Permanency for Youth Project (www.cpyp.org)

California Youth Connection (www.calyouthconn.org) promotes the participation of foster youth in policy development and legislative change to improve the foster care system and strives to improve social work practice and child welfare policy.

Casey Family Programs (www.casey.org), especially for tools to pass on to youth such as Casey Life Skills tools (www.casey.org/Resources/Tools/CaseyLifeSkills.htm).

Casey Family Services (www.caseyfamilyservices.org), especially materials from their 2006 National Convening on Youth Permanence and the white papers and publications written by the Casey Center for Effective Child Welfare Practice.

Foster Care Month website (http://www.fostercaremonth.org) offers ideas about how to get involved and show appreciation for the foster families and staff who support the children and youth in foster care.

FosterClub (http://fosterclub.org/index.cfm), a resource for youth in care

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement (http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/helpkids/about.htm), especially the webpage on adolescents (http://tatis.muskie.usm.maine.edu/pubs/pub2Wtemp.asp?SUBJECT_AREA=Adolescents)

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development (www.nrcys.ou.edu/nrcyd.htm)

National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning (www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/), especially the Youth Permanency Tools (www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/info_services/youth-permanency.html)

Orphan Foundation of America (www.orphan.org)

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