Thursday, May 20, 2010

Funding Career Pathways for Out-of-School Youth: A Federal Policy Toolkit for States

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The Funding Career Pathways and Career Pathway Bridges Toolkit is designed to help inter-agency state teams identify and facilitate "...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Economic Prospects for Young Adults During the Recession

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Findings by the Economic Policy Institute , published in their May 2010 Briefing Paper: Since the start of the recession, an additional 1...

The rock is too heavy for Sisyphus (or emancipating foster youth) to carry alone

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Quote from a friend of mine who is struggling right now: "I am looking at my life and I realize that it's not what I want it to be...
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Transitional Youth and Natural Consequences

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The Transition to Independence Process is a strengths-based approach for encouraging youth and young adults (ages 14-29) in their future pl...

Jails and Prisons Have Become America's New Mental Hospitals

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It's time to de-criminalize mental illness. National research by the Treatment Advocacy Center and the National Sheriffs' Assoc...
Saturday, May 15, 2010

Patient Problem Solving - Sitcoms Don't Teach It (Foster Care Doesn't Either)

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The Marshmellow Test - and Young Adult Outcomes

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Oh, The Temptation from Steve V on Vimeo . After the initial study, by Professor Walter Mischl , researchers continued to track these c...
Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Ohio's Young Adults Face Narrowing Path to Middle Class

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With appreciation to PCSAO for sharing this update: Policy Matters Ohio and Dēmos hosted an event yesterday in Cleveland to examine fin...
Thursday, April 22, 2010

America's Runaway and Homeless Youth

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Quote from Chapin Hall's  (freely available for listening) webinair : " Many runaways become homeless because family reunificati...

Does Keeping Youth in Foster Care Beyond Age 18 Help to Prevent Homelessness?

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According to recent research , allowing young people to remain in foster care until their 21st birthday may not prevent but may delay their ...

New Findings from Midwest Study: Outcomes of Foster Care Alumni at Ages 23-24

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The Midwest Study provides a comprehensive picture of how foster youth are faring during this transition since the Foster Care Independenc...
Sunday, April 04, 2010

Recent Foster Care Alumni of America Postcards

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Thursday, April 01, 2010

Cincy FCAA Allies in the Faith Community & Child Welfare System

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Youth and Alumni Participate in FCAA Leadership and Advocacy Training in Cincinnati

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Roleplays of Legislator Visits

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Certificate of Completion of FCAA Leadership and Advocacy Training in Cincinnati

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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Florida Cost-Cutting Strategies Are Putting Up A Detour Sign on the Road to Independence

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Here we have a program that is working . It's helping emancipated foster care youth to make it during their transition to adulthood. Ye...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

What Works for Older Youth During the Transition to Adulthood

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Child Trends recently released a factsheet on What Works for Older Youth During the Transition to Adulthood . Observations included the fo...

Two New Resources for Disconnected Youth

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The term "disconnected youth" generally refers to young people between the ages of 16 and 24 who are not in school or employed in...
Monday, March 15, 2010

Parental Support Provided to Adult Children After Age 18

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately half of young adults ages 18 to 24 in the United States live at home with their parents:...