Youth aging out of foster care : housing needs and opportunities / Preston Schultz, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schultz, Preston, editor.

Series:

Children's issues, laws and programs series.

Children's Issues, Laws and Programs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth--Services for--United States.

Youth.

Youth--Housing--United States.

Foster children--United States.

Foster children.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Each year, approximately 25,000 youth exit the foster care system before being reunified with their family of origin, being adopted, or achieving another permanent living arrangement. These youth often have limited resources with which to secure safe and stable housing, which leaves them at heightened risk of experiencing homelessness. This book documents a series of research activities designed to address knowledge gaps related to the housing options available to youth who have aged out of foster care. Furthermore, this book describes the extent to which-and how-communities are using Family U

Contents:

YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE: HOUSING NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES; YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE: HOUSING NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: HOUSING FOR YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE; Chapter 2: THE FAMILY UNIFICATION PROGRAM: A HOUSING RESOURCE FOR YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE; Chapter 3: HOUSING FOR YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND PROGRAM TYPOLOGY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 24, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63483-083-0