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Struggles Faced By Foster Care Youth in Their Transition to Adulthood
2013 Junior LeagueBi-Annual Meeting
Life’s Transitions Do Not Happen Overnight
Recommended Reading: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s 2012 Foster Youth Internship Report
Transition to Young Adulthoodfor a young person with loving,
involved parents
Transition to Young Adulthoodfor a foster care youth who “ages out”
Plunging into young adulthood, without family support
Improving Outcomes;Changing the Odds
Foster Care Alumni of America’s“Culture of Foster Care”
Postcard Project
How can community volunteershelp to keep youth afloat?
Charting the Course,Navigating the Currents
of Young Adulthood
Connecting the Dots Conference
Suits
For
Success
Connecting the Dots Conference
Connecting the Dots Conference
Connecting the Dots Conference
My Very Own Blanket Raffle prizes…
Helping young people develop a vision for their future
Practical Needs:
Suits for Success
Pay It Forward: Baby Clothing Program
My Very Own Blanket
Raffle Prizes
Who can we depend on?
Who were the top three people in your Safety Net and why?
Permanency Pact
Permanency Pact
It is critical to the youth’s success to identify those adults who will continue to provide various supports through and beyond the transition from care.
Clarifying exactly what the various supports will include can help to avoid gaps in the youth’s safety net and misunderstandings between the youth and the supportive adult(s).
• A home for the holidays• A place to do laundry• An emergency place to stay• Care packages while in college• Storage• Someone to discuss problems with• A phone or computer to use
Early
Thanksgiving
Dinners
Early Thanksgiving Dinners
Early Thanksgiving Dinners
Siblings of the foster care system:
1.) Allen2.) Athens3.) Cuyahoga4.) Fairfield5.) Franklin6.) Greene7.) Hamilton8.) Lorain9.) Lucas-NW10.) Mahoning11.) Montgomery12.) Stark13.) Summit
Thanks so much for taking the time to listen today..
Foster Care Alumni of America’s“Culture of Foster Care”
Postcard Project
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