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