We have to stop accepting that teenagers in particular are not worthy of permanency. We have to continue to recruit only unconditionally committed permanent families for every teen in our care who will be discharged to no one.
The Coalition's Executive Director proposes five ways that we can better support New York’s foster parents.
The New York Education and Training Voucher Program is a federally-funded, state-administered program designed to help youth who were in U.S. foster care
Youth in Progress enhances and advances the lives of today's and tomorrow's foster youth by supporting our sense of self and responsibility. To do this, we pledge to educate everyone involved in the various systems Youth In Progress members represent, to the realities of this experience.
This study takes an in-depth look at the challenges foster youth have in getting and keeping jobs as adults and examines what the various players in the New York's foster care and workforce development systems are—and aren’t—doing to help young people transition from foster care into adulthood.
A resource for service providers working with adolescents in foster care throughout the New York including curriculum development, program design, and the statewide resource library catalog to provide training, technical assistance, a lending resource library, and program development.
This special issue of Protecting Children, “Love and Belonging for a Lifetime: Youth Permanency in Child Welfare”, highlights many of the nuanced practice and policy issues that support effective permanency planning and decision making with adolescents in foster care
One of the chief emotional issues adoptees face throughout their lives is learning how to cope effectively with the feelings that are associated with separation and loss. Leaving home is the ultimate separation, and not only has its own complicated challenges, but can trigger all of the feelings the adoptee may have about their own separation from the birth family and subsequent separations from foster families.
In the foster care system in New York, everyone ages out at 21, whether he or she likes it or not. No more nursing from the system, no more free room and board, and no more depending on others to make your life easier! It’s time to spread your wings and leave the nest. Time to go out and earn yourself a decent living."
Casey Life Skills (CLS) is a free tool that assesses the behaviors and competencies youth need to achieve their long term goals. It aims to set youth on their way toward developing healthy, productive lives.
