Youth Transitioning from Foster Care : Background and Federal Programs.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Occupations.

Federal aid to housing.

Foster home care.

Youth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (41 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses characteristics of older foster youth in foster care, and types of outcomes experienced by youth who have recently emancipated. Provides overview of Federal foster care system, including the Chafee foster care independence program, and provisions in Federal foster care law that are intended to help prepare youth for adulthood. Discusses additional Federal programs for youth aging out of care in areas of education, health care, employment, and housing; and addresses how States vary in approaches to serving older youth.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Youth Transitioning from Foster Care

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