Youth Transitioning From Foster Care: Background, Federal Programs, and Issues for Congress
Description:
This report begins with a discussion of the characteristics of older foster youth in care and the types of outcomes experienced by youth who have recently emancipated. The report then provides an overview of the federal foster care system, including the Chafee Foster Care Independence program, and provisions in federal foster care law that are intended to help prepare youth for adulthood. The report goes on to discuss other federal support -- through other programs -- for youth aging out of car…
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Date:
May 21, 2008
Creator:
Fernandes, Adrienne L.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department