Download or read book Extending California s Extended Foster Care Program written by Chelsea Dodd and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: For foster youth ages 18-21, several housing options are available for those that participate in California’s extended foster care services per Assembly Bill 12. Until age 21, some possible options are continued foster home placement, relative care, transitional housing, and supervised shared apartments and dormitories. Foster youth are also eligible to receive CalWORKS benefits as part of extended foster care. After age 21, any former foster youth participating in these programs are expected to take full responsibility for their welfare. They are in the same position as non-foster youth, who can end up homeless if alternative living arrangements are not readily available, and they are unable to afford housing. The purpose of this grant proposal is to design a program that includes subsidized housing, educational support, vocational training, and mental health services to help former foster youth, ages 21 to 25. The proposed program intends to help foster youth to become fully functioning adults, mitigating some of the adverse outcomes faced by former foster youth.
Download or read book Extended Foster Care in the United States written by Diana Dickinson and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this research is to examine the benefits of extending foster care services and to closely inspect if these benefits are in fact, substantial and successful in helping former foster youth as they navigate and progress into adulthood.Inquiry: The objectives or goals of the study are to inquire about the impact of extending foster youth care and to determine in which areas the act could be improved.Methods: The research articles were found through the ScienceDirect (Elsevier) search engine provided by the California State University, Northridge library website. Search terms used were: extended foster care, children and youth services, foster youth and mental health, substance use, victimization, education, housing, employment.Results: The literature showed that there are promising developments in several areas of extended foster care. This review focuses on the following areas: mental health, substance use, victimization, education, housing, employment.
Download or read book Policy Analysis of AB 12 written by Cecilia Victoria and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purpose: The purpose of this research is to analyze the impact of the Assembly Bill (AB) 12 that extends foster care to age 21. This research will identify how this policy has impacted foster youth, reduced homelessness and incarceration in former foster youth, and extended care outcomes compared to youth who are not extending in care. In addition, it will examine what the experience of youth in AB-12 is like. Methods: The method used to find research articles was through California State University Northridge library search engine. Results: The overall results have demonstrated that extending foster care to age 21 has positively impacted foster youth as there is a decreased risk of homelessness, crime, and substance use. Youth's continued involvement with social institutions serve as protective factors when transitioning to adulthood. The research showed youth in care experienced disproportionate rates of pregnancy and parenting when compared to youth not in care. While the research showed foster care could provide protective factors for substance use, the year after emancipation is when foster youth are the most vulnerable to use. Keywords: Extended foster care support, transition from foster care to adulthood, aging out of foster care, homelessness in foster youth, incarceration and foster youth, parenthood/pregnancy and foster youth, education and foster youth.
Download or read book AB12 written by Evie Christensen and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the Children's Law Center of California (2015), there are over 33,000 children in foster care in Los Angeles County. Foster youth that left foster care at age 18 encountered barriers, which put them at higher risk for homelessness and lower academic achievement, which contributes to the poor outcomes of this population (Jones, 2019). To help improve outcomes of these foster youth, the State of California signed into law Assembly Bill 12 (AB12), Fostering Connections to Success Act (AB12; 2010). The Fostering Connections to Success Act allows current and former foster youth to extend foster care services voluntarily and remain in foster care until the age of twenty-one years, as non-minor dependents (NMD). The focus of Extended Foster Care is to increase favorable outcomes for NMDs by preparing them for their transition into self-sufficient adults. This policy analysis explores whether the Extended Foster Care provisions included in AB12 have achieved the intended goals of supporting transitional age foster youth, utilizing the Jimenez Theory Framework (Jimenez, Chambers, Pasztor, & Fujii, 2015).
Download or read book Outcomes of Older Foster Youth written by Evelyn Rogel and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foster youth who are in the system often have experienced a type of abuse, neglect or other experiences that can impact their health and overall well-being; these challenges can negatively impact their education, mental health, and employment status as they grow older into adults and attempt to transition to independent living (California Department of Social Services, n.d.). One of the most significant changes that occurred in the child welfare system in California was the implementation of a policy to extend the age for foster youth from 18 to 21 allowing them to stay in the system and receive foster care services as they transition to independent living. This policy is known as the California Fostering Connections to Success Act, also known as Assembly Bill (AB) 12 (AB12, 2010). Under the AB 12 policy, the implementation of the Extended Foster Care (EFC) Program allowed foster youth to participate in support services that would allow them to stay until the age of 21 (California Department of Social Services, n.d.). The purpose of this graduate project was to conduct a policy analysis on the California Assembly Bill 12 (Extended Foster Care, 2021) to determine if the provisions of the policy have helped older foster youth to have a successful and resourceful transition into adulthood. Using the Critical Race Theory framework, the analysis will determine if the overall outcomes for older foster youth exiting the foster care system differs based on age, gender, race. Findings from the project will help to determine how policy AB 12 has benefited older foster youth exiting the system.
Download or read book An Analysis of the Extended Foster Care Program AB 12 written by Melany Rodas and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When children are removed from their home it is because a child safety risk is present, traumatizing to the child. Studies show that a history of maltreatment causes a trickle of negative impacts such as: faulty brain development, emotional/behavioral regulation, and social skills creating part of the obstacles transitioning youth face entering adulthood (Harden, 2004; Kerker & Dore, 2006. In reviewing the AB-12 policy, the aim is to analyze the ways in which the policy is successfully supporting foster youth as well as the areas where the policy requires enrichment to better support foster youth.
Download or read book Extended Foster Care written by Tosha Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study proposes to examine AB 12; California's Fostering Connections to Success Act, as it relates to the experiences of foster parents that choose to care for young adults after they turn 18. Assembly Bill 12 (AB 12) was passed in 2010 and formerly extends the time youth can remain in foster care in California. The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of the implementation of California's Fostering Connections to Success Act, AB 12 on foster parents working with young adults in extended foster care. The goals of this study include identifying gaps in and lack of knowledge or skills needed to successfully implement AB 12 in San Bernardino County. The researcher interviewed ten foster parents working in San Bernardino County.
Download or read book Hearing the Voices of Our Youth written by Sequoia Chenelle Battiest and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Extending Educational Services to Foster Care Youth written by Carla Lizette Flores and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book To extend the older Americans volunteer programs written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Human Resources and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Policy Analysis of the California Fostering Connections to Success Act written by Mercy Zamani and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: This study is a policy analysis of the California Fostering Connections to Success Act (2012). The policy was intended to address the negative outcomes associated with the over 4,000 youth leaving foster care yearly in California. Findings from this analysis indicated that former foster youth were found to struggle with homelessness, unemployment, low education attainment, poverty, incarceration and dependence on government assistance to a greater extent than their peers. States that extended foster care past age 18 demonstrated benefits that were not necessarily sustained on a long term basis in comparison to states that ended care at age 18. This study concluded that while extending foster care to youth offers temporary support, common practice should involve early interventions like teaching discipline, goal setting, independence and accountability as well as fostering nurturing connections and relationships with significant individuals in the child's life. Permanent adult connections were found to play significant roles in youth's attaining self-sufficiency.
Download or read book Leaving Care and the Transition to Adulthood written by Varda R. Mann-Feder and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-25 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The transition to adulthood is a longer and more complex process than it was just a few decades ago, and a growing number of youth and young adults experience significant challenges in the establishment of an autonomous and independent lifestyle when compared to previous generations. Successful high school graduation followed by employment is no longer the inevitable trajectory for young people, especially in the current socio-economic context where jobs are less accessible and more demanding in terms of specialized skills and higher academic qualifications. Unable to rely on family for emotional and financial support, vulnerable youth, who grow up in substitute care, are especially effected by the lengthening of this transition to adulthood. The dismal outcomes for youth growing up in care are by now well-documented, and more recently, a range of models have been proposed to help advance our understanding of these outcomes and how to forestall them. However, the literature on leaving care has long suffered from the absence of theory that could guide meaningful intervention. In response to this gap, Leaving Care and the Transition to Adulthood offers a comprehensive overview of the newest contributions to this area in relation to theory, in addition to the Theory of Emerging Adulthood, while also featuring cutting-edge research and best practices that support adjustment across a range of domains for this population. International in scope, this book focuses on bringing together major advances that span the literature on transitioning to adulthood within the care system, offering a unique and important contribution to the field.
Download or read book Partnership and the Politics of Care written by Jennifer E. Mosley and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Extended Foster Care Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mending Our Broken Children written by Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Government as Parent written by Jessica S. Pers and published by Berkeley : Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California. This book was released on 1976 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Still in Our Hands written by Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
