Division X TA Spotlight
September 2022 DX Learning Corner Newsletter
Division X Technical Assistance (2022)
August 2022 DX Learning Corner Newsletter
Division X Technical Assistance (2022)
June 2022 DX Learning Corner Newsletter
Division X Technical Assistance (2022)
April 2022 DX Learning Corner Newsletter
Division X Technical Assistance (2022)
Program Instruction: PI-21-04
Guidance from the Children’s Bureau on actions required to address Division X.
Information Memorandum: IM-22-01
Guidance for Title IV-B and IV-E Agencies When Serving LGBTQI+ Children and Youth
The Supporting Foster Youth and Families Through the Pandemic Act (Division X) has helped child welfare agencies support the ongoing needs of youth currently and formerly in foster care. Explore how agencies are using Division X funding and technical assistance (TA) to develop or enhance programs for youth and young people.
On the Division X TA webpage, you’ll find resources that can help your agency develop or enhance programs for youth and young adults based on lessons learned from the implementation of Division X. You’ll also find outreach tools to help spread the word about Division X TA and a link to sign up for the Division X TA email updates.
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Sign up for our email list to get the latest news and resources about Division X TA delivered to your inbox. By subscribing, you will receive invitations to events, information about technical assistance, and resources to engage youth and young adults, address challenges to Division X implementation, provide services to older youth, and more.
Access Resources
The Division X TA team has developed a collection of evidence-informed resources that highlight program innovations instituted by states and jurisdictions to better serve youth and young adults in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. These resources enhance the services and supports available to young people and can help agencies to address a wide array of common challenges and barriers exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Building on the Lessons Learned From Division X Implementation (PDF - 838 KB)
Division X Technical Assistance Team (2022)
Division X Technical Assistance: Young Adults Leading Change
Division X Technical Assistance Team (2022)
Children's Bureau Express 23,8
The Power of Youth-Adult Partnerships
Division X Technical Assistance Team (2022)
Children's Bureau Express 23,6
Tip-Sheet on Responding to Youth and Young Adult Mental Health Needs (PDF - 317 KB)
Division X Technical Assistance (2022)
The following additional resources can help agencies partner with youth and young adults to put in place services and programs that meet their needs.
Addressing the Needs of Pregnant and Parenting Youth in Foster Care: A Primer on Interagency Collaboration for Children’s Bureau Grantees (PDF - 182 KB)
Capacity Building Center for States (2019)
Building Partnerships to Support Stable Housing for Child Welfare-Involved Families and Youth
Child Welfare Information Gateway (2019)
Children’s Bureau’s Young Adult Consultant and National Youth in Transition Database Reviewer Programs
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, Children’s Bureau (2020)
Embracing a "Youth Welfare" System: A Guide to Capacity Building
Capacity Building Center for States
Methods and Emerging Strategies to Engage People with Lived Experience
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (2022)
State Independent Living and Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Coordinators
Series: Related Organizations Lists
Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway
Supporting Native Youth Into Adulthood (PDF - 213 KB)
Capacity Building Center for Tribes
Youth Engagement Blueprint Series
Capacity Building Center for States (2017)
Building Sustainable Change With Youth and Young Adults
On June 3, 2022, the Division X TA Team held its second Universal Event: Building Sustainable Change with Youth and Young Adults. This focus on sustainable change is a foundational principle of the Division X TA team and states as we build a collective understanding of youth-adult partnership and foster care reform. During the event, representatives from Hawaii, Indiana, and Westchester County, NY presented the practices and systemic changes they’ve made in partnership with their youth and young adults. The event also highlighted best practices, lessons learned, and challenges to building sustainable and effective change. You can watch a recording of the event here.
Division X TA: Reflections and Opportunities
On October 20, 2022, the Division X TA Team held its close-out event Division X TA: Reflections and Opportunities. The event highlighted what was accomplished by the Division X Technical Assistance project in fiscal year 2022. During the event, the team shared about the application of the core principles of youth-adult partnership, positive youth development, youth-led, and equity-centered technical assistance and shared about the successes, lessons learned, and future opportunities to co-design products, services, research, and evaluation with youth and young adults with lived experience. You can watch a recording of the event here.
Spread the Word
Use our outreach tools to spread the word about Division X supports and services and help agencies work with youth and young adults to enhance or develop programs that meet their needs. Share our flier with youth-serving people and organizations, such as school counselors, colleges, and community groups, and use the sample email signature to engage your contacts and point them toward more information.
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