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Organization: Chapin Hall
Publication Date: 2018
The federal Fostering Connections Act of 2008 was largely based on the belief that allowing youth to remain in foster care past their 18th birthday would enhance their outcomes as adults. A prior report from the California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study (CalYOUTH) reported on associations between time in extended foster care and a range of youth outcomes at age 19. This report builds on prior findings to examine outcomes at age 21 from sta...
Organization: MDRC
Publication Date: 2015
The Youth Villages Transitional Living Evaluation is testing whether the Transitional Living program, operated by the social service organization Youth Villages, makes a difference in the lives of young people with histories of foster care or juvenile justice custody. The program, which was renamed “YVLifeSet” in April 2015, is intended to help these young people make a successful transition to adulthood by providing intensive, individualized, an...
Publication Date: 2009
Existing research indicates that homelessness is a serious problem among young people ageing out of foster care. However, these studies have not attempted to identify potential risk or protective factors that might affect the likelihood of becoming homeless during the transition to adulthood. This paper, using data from a longitudinal study, examined both the occurrence and predictors of homelessness among a sample of young people from three Midw...
Publication Date: 2010
For most young people, the transition to adulthood is a gradual process (Furstenberg, Rumbaut & Settersten, 2005). Many continue to receive financial and emotional support from their parents or other family members well past age 18. This is in stark contrast to the situation confronting youth in foster care. Too old for the child welfare system but often not yet prepared to live as independent young adults, the approximately 29,500 foster...