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Supporting Youth in Foster Care

Resources on supporting youth while they remain in foster care seeking permanent families.

Casey Life Skills
Casey Family Programs
The Ansell-Casey Life Skills Assessments provide age-appropriate analyses of competencies necessary for independent living.

Educating Youth in Care: The First Year of Education and Training Vouchers: John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (PDF - 807 KB)
National Resource Center for Youth Services
A comprehensive look at how States are implementing the Education and Training Voucher (ETV) component of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program.

Guide to Federal Funding Sources for the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative and Other Youth Initiatives (PDF - 633 KB)
Finance Project
Sixty-five Federal programs that can be used to support youth in their transition to independent living.

Improving Outcomes for Older Youth: What Judges and Attorneys Need to Know (PDF - 2553 KB)
National Resource Center for Youth Development
Information about Federal programs that are available to youth aging out of care, and tools to advocate for the best interests of all youth in foster care.

A Native Pathway to Adulthood: Training for Tribal and Nontribal Child Welfare Workers: Trainer Manual (PDF - 4352 KB)
National Resource Center for Youth Services
Competency-based curriculum to enhance the skills of tribal and State workers in facilitating the transition of older Native American youth from out-of-home care to adulthood.

National Resource Center for Youth Services Publications Catalog (PDF - 2102 KB)
National Resource Center for Youth Development
Manuals, training curricula, workbooks, and videos available for purchase to support professionals who work with adolescents.

Providing Better Opportunities for Older Children in the Child Welfare System (PDF - 945 KB)
David and Lucille Packard Foundation
Programs and policies to support older youth in foster care.

The Transition Years: Serving Current and Former Foster Youth Ages Eighteen to Twenty-one (PDF - 569 KB)
National Resource Center for Youth Development
Available services and current barriers to serving youth ages 18 to 21, structured around four core principles: youth development, collaboration, permanent connections, and cultural competence.

Untapped Anchor: A Monograph Exploring the Role of Spirituality in the Lives of Foster Youth (PDF - 182 KB)
Philadelphia Department of Human Services
Explores the role of spirituality in development and success for former foster youth.

Updated on July 3, 2008