Youth Independent Living

Youth Independent Living provides youth with a permanency goal of self-sufficiency will be provided an individualized transitional living program designed to assist them when they move out of foster care as young adults. Transitional plans include having an adult mentor to counsel, encourage, and help the youth as they assume adult responsibilities. Children growing up in their own homes have role models who help them develop into responsible, independent adults. Children growing up in foster care may move frequently, may have interrupted education and may be reacting to their own emotional needs or to abuse and neglect experienced in their own home. This program is designed to fill in some of the gaps that occur because of the out-of-home placement and help adolescents learn skills they need for successful transition to adulthood.