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The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106–169 (text), 113 Stat. 1882, enacted December 14, 1999) aims to assist youth aging out of foster care in the United States in obtaining and maintaining independent living skills. Youth aging out of foster care, or transitioning out of the formal foster care system, are one of the most ...
Changes to the foster care system can be made, but it will take time, patience, endurance, persistence, and ingenuity from not only the workers in the system and the foster youth, but from a society that recognizes the impact foster youth aging out will make on the future.
Foster youth can choose to participate in extended foster care or not. There are a variety of applications of the phrase throughout the youth development field. [1] In respect to foster care, aging out is the process of a youth transitioning from the formal control of the foster care system towards independent living.
Housing instability among former foster children is a growing problem. National studies estimate that 25% of former foster youths experience homelessness within four years of aging out. Other ...
Nov. 6—november, Mateo Jaime, foster care, Nesbett Courthouse, downtown Mateo Jaime arrived at the court hearing that would, finally, end his years in custody of the Alaska Office of Children's ...
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The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 helps foster youth who are aging out of care to achieve self-sufficiency. The U.S. government has also funded the Education and Training Voucher Program in recent years in order to help youth who age out of care to obtain college or vocational training at a free or reduced cost.
Creation of a data collection system to track state independent living services for youth (the National Youth in Transition Database, NYTD, established in October 2010). [71] Launch of AdoptUSKids, a comprehensive program to increase adoption opportunities for children in foster care.