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PROMISING PRACTICES
Improving the Transition from Foster Care to Adulthood
EARLY PREPARATION
The Casey Family Program
The Casey Family Program, established in 1966, focuses
Ruth Massinga, Chief Executive Officer
on supporting the development of self-sufficient adults as a
1300 Dexter Avenue, N. Suite 400
core of its work in providing planned, long term family
Seattle, WA 98109
foster care. Over the years Casey has developed effective
Tel (206) 282-7300
assessment tools (Ansell-Casey Life Skills Assessment)
Fax (206) 282-3555
and approaches to help young people gain important life
www.casey.org
skills, work skills and preparation for secondary and
vocational education.
Green Chimney's Children's Services -Life
This life-skills curriculum and training guide was
Skills Preparation for Younger Children
developed in order to provide life skills preparation
Dr. Gerald Mallon, Assoc. Executive Director
for younger children in out-of-home care. The
Green Chimney's Children's Services
curriculum provides extensive assessment, training
New York, NY 10010
Tel (212) 677-7288
and evaluation materials for staff, as well as exercises
for real-life practice of life skills.
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION/
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
The Orphan Foundation of America
The Orphan Foundation has been providing college
Eileen McCaffrey, Executive Director
scholarships to older youth in foster care and those
380 Maple Avenue West
who have left care. In addition to receiving
Vienna, VA 22180
Tel (703) 281-4226
scholarships, youth have the opportunity to participate
in a summer leadership program in which they come
to Washington and meet legislators, learn about the
Child Welfare system at the national level, and come
together to share their experiences and ideas.
State of Texas Scholarship Program for
The State of Texas has set an example for the nation by
Foster Youth
passing legislation which allows all of Texas' foster
Janet Luft, Independent Living Coordinator
youth to pursue post secondary education at any state
Texas Department of Protective and
institution at no cost. This effort is supported by a
Regulatory Services
statewide Youth Advisory Board, which has written
PO Box 149030, MCB-588
Austin, TX 78714
letters to all other states urging them to establish
Tel (512) 438-5442
similar programs.
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION/
CAREER DEVELOPMENT cont.
UPS School-to-Career Partnership for
The School-to-Career partnership involves UPS, DC Metro
Maryland Youth in Foster Care
Region, Maryland Department of Human Resources, the
Vince Griffith, Project Director
Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the Living Classrooms
Living Classrooms Foundation
Foundation to provide youth emancipating from care with
802 South Caroline Street
part-time jobs, post-secondary educational opportunities
Baltimore, MD 21231
and support services. The Living Classrooms Foundation
Tel (410) 685-0295
has been recognized by President Clinton and others for
Fax (410) 752-8433
innovative programs for at-risk youth.
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
National Endowment for Financial
With support form the Child Welfare League of America,
Education (NEFE)
NEFE is writing and disseminating financial planning
Brent A. Neiser, CFP
guides to help prepare youth and young adults in foster
Director of Collaborative Programs
care for independent living. The endowment has also
4695 South Monaco Street
begun work on the development of materials for foster
Denver, CO 80237
families and case workers.
Tel (303) 220-1200
A PLACE TO LIVE
Lighthouse Youth Services
Lighthouse Youth Services was a pioneer in the
Mark Kroner, Director
implementation of scattered site apartment independent
1527 Madison Road, 3rd Floor
living services. As they learn to become self sufficient,
Cincinnati, OH 45206
foster youth as young as 15 ½ are able to live in their own
Tel (513) 475-5680
apartmen, with intensive support and assistance available
24 hours a day. Lighthouse also sponsors independent
living homes supervised by live-in mentors. Mark Kroner,
the director of IL programs, has assisted a number of other
programs with written information, on-site training and
personal consultations.
United Friends of the Children
The Bridges to Independence program provides
Bridges
transitional housing with support services, employment
Sandra Rudnick, Chariman
preparation and placement assistance to youth who have
5721 West Slauson Avenue, Suite 120
emancipated from the foster care system in Los Angeles
Culver City, CA 90230
County. The goal of the program is to improve outcomes
Tel (310) 338-3646
for the approximately 1,000 young people who emancipate
Fax (310) 215-8220
each year. Partners in its efforts include the Los Angeles
[email protected]
DCFS, Community Development Commission, Covenant
House, Salvation Army, the YMCA of Metropolitan Los
Angeles and the City of Los Angeles Housing Department.
YOUTH VOICES/ADVOCACY
California Youth Connection
CYC is a statewide advocacy, support and education
Janet Knipe, Statewide Coordinator
organization of, and for, California's foster youth. CYC
114 Sansome Street, #921
provides opportunities for foster youth, and former foster
San Francisco, CA 94101
youth, ages 14 to 24 to participate in monthly meetings for
Tel (415) 398-9036
the purpose of educating themselves about the foster care
system, accessing community resources, and becoming
agents of positive change in the system. CYC members
travel regularly to Sacramento, where they educate state
legislators about the needs of foster youth and of the
system that serves them.
NATIONAL FOSTER CARE AWARENESS PROJECT
Improving the Transition from Foster Care to Adulthood
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Promising Practices
I. EARLY (ONGOING) PREPARATION
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INITIATIVE/PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
PAYA provides training for foster parents and group care providers. and
Department of Social Services
require that all youth in care receive training in the PAYA modules
Preparing Adolescents for Young Adulthood (PAYA) Program
beginning at age 14 and continuing through emancipation. if possible.
Maureer Fallon
PAYA consists of five training modules covering areas of life skills
Independent Living Coordinator
Including money. food and home management. personal care, health safety
Massachusetts Dept. of Social Services
and decision making, education. job seeking and job maintenance, housing.
24 Farnsworth Street
transportation, community resources, and a young parent's guide, Each
Boston, MA 02210
module includes an assessment, skill plan and activity workbook.
Tel. (617) 748-2231
The Casey Family Program
The Casey Family Program. established in 1966, focuses on supporting the
Ruth Massinga
development of self-sufficient adults as a core of its work in providing
*
Chief Executive Officer
planned, long-term family foster care. Over the years Casey has developed
1300 Dexter Avenue N., Suite 400
effective assessment tools (Ansell-Casey Life Skills Assessment) and
Seattle, WA 98109
approaches 10 help young people gain important life skills, work skills and
Tel. (206) 282-7300
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preparation for secondary and vocational education. Symbolic of the
Fax (206) 282-3555
Program's work are the Self-Sufficiency Initiative, developed by the Tucson
www.cascy.org
Division, and the Preparation of Youth for Employment (PYE) program
designed by the Walnut Creek Division.
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INTTIATIVE/PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
1. EARLY (ONGOING) PREPARATION- Continued
Contra Costa Department of Social Services
The Contra Costa ILSP has been recognized by the local County Grand
Independent Living Skills Program (ILSP) -
Jury as a "Social Service Program that Works." Staff of the ILSP work in
Don Graves
partnership with youth in care and youth who have left the foster care
Independent Living Coordinator
40 Muir Rd.
on peer education, employment training and education, and accessing
Martinez, CA 94553
(925) 313-7978
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system 10 provide 8 comprehensive range of services, with special emphasis
community resources.
Green Chimney's Children's Services
This life-skills curriculum and training guide was developed in order to
Life Skills Preparation for Younger Children
provide life skills preparation for younger children in out-of-home care. The
*
Dr. Gerald Mallon
curriculum provides extensive assessment, training and evaluation materials
Associate Executive Director
for staff, as well as exercises for real-life practice of life skills.
NU
Green Chimney's Children's Services
New York, New York 10010
Tel. (212) 677-7288
State of Michigan
Michigan's Youth in Transition Program provides extensive services and
Family Independence Agency
supports to youth in foster care as well as runaway and homeless youth.
Youth in Transition Program
between the ages of 14 to 21. Services include educational support, job
Bryan Stewart
training, independent living skills training, self-esieem counseling, and
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Independent Living Coordinator
other programs and supports to equip teens with educational, vocational,
Youth in Transition Program
and psychosocial skills to function as independent adults. The Tuition
235 S. Grand, Suite 511
Incentive Program encourages high school completion by helping to pay
Lansing, MI 48909
college tuition and mandatory fees for eligible students. The Program as
Tel. (517) 373-2083
made extensive strides in integrating funding streams, bringing logether
ID:2023930151
private/public coalitions and partnerships in order to ensure that young
people receive the services they need. Michigan was awarded A mulli-
million dollar grant from the Skillman Foundation to support independent
living service expansion and replication across the state.
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01/01/99
JAN.
INITIATIVE/PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
II. POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION/CAREER
DEVELOPMENT
New Ways Workers
The New Ways Workers is a national organization that partners with public
Steve Trippe or Glenn Eagleson
and private partnerships to improve career preparation and employment for
785 Market Street, Suite 950
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel. (415) 202-7911
99(FKI) 14:02 THE CASET FAMILI ny
JAN-15-99 17:59 FROM:
youth in care.
The Orphan Foundation of America
The Orphan Foundation has been providing college scholarships to older
Eileen McCaffrey, Executive Director
youth in foster care and those who have left care for over ten years. In
X
380 Maple Avenue W.
addition to receiving scholarships, youth have the opportunity to participate
Vienna, VA 22180
in a summer leadership program in which they come 10 Washington and
Tel. (703) 281-4226
meet legislators, learn about the Child Welfare system of the national level,
and come together 10 share their experiences and ideas.
State of Texas
The State of Texas has ses an example for the nation by passing legislation
Scholarship Program for Foster Youth
which allows all of Texas' foster youth to pursue post-secondary education
Janet Luft
at any state institution at по cost. This effort is supported by & statewide
Independent Living Cooldinator
Youth Advisory Board, which has written letters to all of the other states
A
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
urging them to establish similar programs.
PO Box 149030, MC B-588
Austin, TX 78714
11.b. The State of Florida also provides free college education at state
Tel. (512) 438-5442
schools for youth in foster care.
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ID:2023930151
UPS School-to-Career Partnership for Maryland Youth
The School-to-Career partnership involves UPS, D.C. Metro Region,
in Foster Care
Maryland Department of Human Resources (including the local Department
*
Vince Griffith, Project Director
of Social Services agencies in Baltimore City, and Baltimore, Howard,
Living Classrooms Foundation
Monigomery and Prince Georges Counties), the Annie E. Casey
802 South Caroline Street
Foundation, and the Living Classrooms Foundation to provide youth
Baltimore, MD 21231
emancipating from care with part-time jobs, post-secondary educational
Tel. (410) 685-0295 FAX (410) 752-8433
opportunities and support services. The Living Classrooms Foundation has
been recognized by President Clinton and others for innovative maritime
training approaches in other programs for al-risk youth.
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INITIATIVE/PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
III. FISCAL MANAGEMENT
HIV Prevention and Life Options Project for
In collaboration with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Life Options
JAN-15-99 17:59 FROM:
Youth In Foster Care
Project for Youth in Foster Care is working to provide an enhanced
Wendy Auslander, Ph.D.
Independent Living Program with Life Options to 215 youth. ages 15-18,
George Warren Brown School of Social Work
served by the Coster care system in St. Louis County. Youth receive
Washington University in St. Louis
deposits Into Educational Savings Accounts (ESAs) for attending group
Campus Box 1196. One Brookings Drive
skill-building sessions, individual education planning sessions, and
St. Louis, MO 63130
completing homework. Youth have access 10 accounts for educational
Tel. (314) 935-6600 FAX (314) 935-8511
expenses only.
National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)
With support from the Child Welfare League of America, NEFE is writing
Brent A. Neiser, CFP
*
and disseminating financial planning guides to help prepare youth and
Director of Collaborative Programs
young adults in foster care for independent living. In 1998, the Annie E.
4695 South Monaco Street
Casey Foundation supported the development of materials for foster
Denver, CO 80237
families and case workers. Populations targeted will include national public
Tel. (303) 220-1200
and private agencies.
IV. PLACE TO LIVE: Transitional and post-foster care living
arrangements
ID:2023930151
Green Chimneys Children's Services
Green Chimneys has developed this innovative transitional program for
Gramercy Residence
gay, bisexual and transgendered young men from New York City's foster
Dr. Gerald Mallon
care system. The program provides housing, life skills training,
Associate Executive Director
individualized case management, and significant case advocacy on behalf
Green Chimney's Children's Services
of foster youth. Green Chimneys has also established the Triangle Tribe, a
New York. New York 10010
support and advocacy group for gay, lesbian. bisexual and transgendered
Tel. (212) 677-7288
youth in the city,
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INTTIATIVE/PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
IV. PLACE TO LIVE- Continued
Lighthouse Youth Services was B pioneer in the implementation of
JAN-15-99 18:00 FROM:
Lighthouse Youth Services
Mark Kroner, Director
scallered site apartment independent living services. Foster youth as young
*
1527 Madison Road, 3ʳᵈ Floor
as 15-and-a-half are able to live in sheir own apartment, with intensive
Cincinnati, OH 45206
support and assistance available 24 hours a day as they learn to become
Tel. (513) 475-5680
self-sufficient. Lighthouse has since expanded its independent living
services to include independent living homes supervised by a live-in
mentor. Mark Kroner, the director of IL programs for Lighthouse, has
assisted 8 number of other programs with written information, on-site
training and personal consultations.
Residential Youth Services
LIFT was established in 1991 as a Transuional Living Program for
Living Independently for Tomorrow (LIFT) Programs (I & II)
Homeless Youth funded by HHS through the Runaway and Homeless
Dr. Vera Jackson, CEO
Youth Act. Many former foster youth have been provided with housing,
2701 Cameron Mills Rd.
life-skills preparation, and employment support in this program. To meet
Alexandria, VA 22302
the needs of youth who are still in the foster care system, LIFT II was
Tel. (703) 548-8334
established to help prepare young people for independence in a 'real life"
environment. Youth in the LIFT programs live in apartments, participate in
individual and group life skills instruction, receive counseling and other
critical supports from 8 caring staff, and are helped to achieve educational
goals and find meaningful career employment.
United Friends of the Children Bridges
The Bridges to Independence program provides transitional housing with
ID:2023930151
Sandra Rudnick, Chairman of the Board
supportive services, employment preparation and placement assistance to
*
5721 West Slauson Ave., Suile 120
youth who have emancipated from the foster care system in Los Angeles
Culver City, CA 90230
County. The goal is to improve outcomes for the approximately 1,000
Tel. (310) 338-3646 FAX (310) 215-8220
young people who emancipate from care each year in Los Angeles County.
Email: [email protected]
United Friends Bridges is the lead agency in this collaborative effort.
Partners include the Los Angeles DCFS, Community Development
Commission, Covenant House California, Salvation Army, the YMCA of
Metropolitan Los Angeles and City of Los Angeles Housing Department.
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INITIATIVE/PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
V. YOUTH VOICES/ADVOCACY
California Youth Connection
CYC is A statewide advocacy, support, and education organization of and
JAN-15-99 18:00 FROM:
*
Janet Knipe, Statewide Coordinator
for California's foster youth. CYC provides opportunities for foster youth
114 Sansome Street, #921
and former foster youth ages 14 to 24 to participate in monthly meetings for
San Francisco, CA 94101
the purpose of educating themselves about the foster care system, accessing
Tel. (415) 398-9036
community resources, and becoming agent of positive change in the foster
care system. CYC member r travel regularly to Sacramento, where they
educate state legislators about the needs of foster youth and of the system
that serves them.
* = should be givin special attention.
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