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A Mentoring Program For Foster Youth Transitioning Into Adulthood
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Book Synopsis A Mentoring Program for Foster Youth Transitioning Into Adulthood by : LaMarr M. Mills (Graduate student)
Download or read book A Mentoring Program for Foster Youth Transitioning Into Adulthood written by LaMarr M. Mills (Graduate student) and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Foster youth who are transitioning into adulthood face many barriers and are at risk of poor psychosocial outcomes as they become adults. Often, they do not complete high school, have few positive social supports, and lack important life skills to be successful independent adults. The purpose of this project was to develop a two-year mentoring program for foster youth who will be transitioning soon into adulthood (age 16-18), identify a potential funding source, and complete a grant application to fund this mentoring program for the nonprofit agency, Ascending Lights, in Los Angeles, California. The grant writer selected the California Community Foundation as the potential funding source for this proposed program. The program is designed to provide academic and emotional support, as well as important life skills and mentorship guidance to help these foster youth successfully transition into adulthood. The actual submission or funding of the grant was not a requirement for the successful completion of the project.
Book Synopsis Mentoring Program for Foster Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care by : Patricia Vidal King
Download or read book Mentoring Program for Foster Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care written by Patricia Vidal King and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Annually, an estimated 25,000 adolescent foster youth are discharged from foster care with expectations that they will function independently as young adults. Foster care youth often lack the adult support necessary to help them through this difficult transition. An adult mentor has proved to be a stabilizing, normalizing, and protective force in the lives of emancipating young adults. The purpose of this grant proposal was to detail/structure a mentoring program designed for 16- to 21-year-old emancipating foster youth with implementation through the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services. An extensive literature review was performed to investigate the best way to structure/ present this proposal for the ultimate procurement of program funding. A thorough search of potential funders was conducted to locate an appropriate one. The actual submission and/or funding of the grant was not a requirement for the successful completion of this proposal.
Book Synopsis Mentorship Program for Foster Youth Aging Out of Group Homes by : Karyn De Felice
Download or read book Mentorship Program for Foster Youth Aging Out of Group Homes written by Karyn De Felice and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The purpose of this project was to partner with a host agency, locate a potential funding source, and write a grant to obtain funding for a youth mentorship program. The program assists male foster youth during their transition into adulthood after exiting the child welfare system. A literature review was conducted in order to examine the history of child welfare, challenges and outcomes faced by foster youth, disproportionality within the foster care system, males involved in the juvenile justice system, and programs currently in place for transitional age youth. The mentorship program will be located in Olive Crest Agency group homes throughout Perris, California. The program consists of education, mentoring, as well as promoting resiliency and self-sufficiency skills to improve youth's quality of life after exiting the child welfare system. The actual submission or funding of this grant was not a requirement for the successful completion of the project.
Book Synopsis A Case Study of the State of Connecticut Department of Children and Families' One-on-One Mentor Program for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care by : Lisa Kraimer-Rickaby
Download or read book A Case Study of the State of Connecticut Department of Children and Families' One-on-One Mentor Program for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care written by Lisa Kraimer-Rickaby and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Effects of Having an Identified Connection to an Adult and Mentorship Services on Transitioning Youth in the Foster Care System by : David Vargas
Download or read book The Effects of Having an Identified Connection to an Adult and Mentorship Services on Transitioning Youth in the Foster Care System written by David Vargas and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a secondary data analysis method, this research examined the relationships between foster youth's social support system (independent variables) and their youth to adult transitional outcomes, including current enrollment, current full-time employment, homelessness, and incarceration (dependent variables). Social support system was measured with two variables: having a connection to an adult figure and have participated in mentoring services. The most recently completed 3-waves of Cohort 2014 National Youth in Transition Database outcome and service data, and the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System Cohort 2014 data were used. The study focused on two groups of interest: the 2014 Cohort of foster youth (N=12,273) as well as a subset of the sample, which includes emancipated youth (n=74). Descriptive statistics, Chi-square Tests of Independence, and effective size, measured by Cramer's V, were used for dataanalysis. The relationships between independent and dependent variables were tested for each 3-waves of data collection when the foster youth turned ages of 17, 19, and 21. Overall, youth feeling connected to an adult figure and receiving mentoring services were related to higher rates of employment and enrollment as well as lower rates of homelessness and incarceration. However, the outcomes were inconsistent as the youth grew older even when they had a connection to an adult or participated in mentoring services. This study contributed to social work by expanding the knowledge base for transitioning foster youth. Future research should further examine how social support systems, particularly mentoring services, of foster youth affect their transitioning outcomes.
Book Synopsis Preparing Foster Youths for Adult Living by : Edmund V. Mech
Download or read book Preparing Foster Youths for Adult Living written by Edmund V. Mech and published by CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America). This book was released on 1995 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of papers from the CWLA/University of Illinois Invitational Research Conference on Preparing Foster Youths for Adult Living offers fresh perspectives in the area of preparing foster youth for the transition to early adulthood. Contents include readiness assessment, outcome research, mentoring relationships, program development, and public policy issues.
Book Synopsis Enhancing and Expanding Services for Female Foster Youth in Their Successful Transitions to Adulthood with the HerShe Foundation by : Michael Darajorn
Download or read book Enhancing and Expanding Services for Female Foster Youth in Their Successful Transitions to Adulthood with the HerShe Foundation written by Michael Darajorn and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The purpose of this project was to enhance and support a female youth mentoring program for at-risk youth being served by the Child Welfare system. The HerShe Group Foundation is a program, which serves Service Planning Area 6 (SPA 6) of Los Angeles County and implements strategies and interventions to help empower and enhance young adolescent females who are in the foster care system. The purpose is to identify potential funding sources, to complete a grant application to support and expand services to more female foster youth between 13 through 21 years of age. The grant would be used to supplement core-operating expenses and build on the program's capacity to meet the needs of more female youth. The program will provide opportunities to build mentoring relationships between youth and a caring and positive adult figure to strengthen and enhance positive relationship. The program will also strengthen youth outcomes as they transition into adulthood by focusing on higher educational attainment, building meaningful adult-relationships, and expose the youth to life experiences, which will foster life lessons while building leadership skills. Actual submission and/or funding of the grant was not required for the successful completion of this project.
Book Synopsis Youth Transitioning from Foster Care by : Congressional Research Service
Download or read book Youth Transitioning from Foster Care written by Congressional Research Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-10-08 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While most young people have access to emotional and financial support systems throughout their early adult years, older youth in foster care and those who are emancipated from care often face obstacles to developing independent living skills and building supports that ease the transition to adulthood. Older foster youth who return to their parents or guardians may continue to experience poor family dynamics or a lack of emotional and financial supports, and studies have shown that recently emancipated foster youth fare poorly relative to their counterparts in the general population on several outcome measures. The federal government recognizes that older youth in foster care and those aging out are vulnerable to negative outcomes and may ultimately return to the care of the state as adults, either through the public welfare, criminal justice, or other systems. Under the federal foster care program, states may seek reimbursement for youth to remain in care up to the age of 21. In addition, the federal foster care program has certain protections for older youth. For example, states must annually obtain the credit report of each child in care who is age 16 or older (age 14 and older as of late 2015). States must also assist youth with developing what is known as a transition plan. The law requires that a youth's caseworker, and as appropriate, other representative(s) of the youth, assist and support him or her in developing the plan. The plan is to be directed by the youth, and is to include specific options on housing, health insurance, education, local opportunities for mentors, workforce supports, and employment services. Other protections will go into effect in late 2015 that will require states to ensure that youth age 14 and older are consulted about the development and revisions to their case plan and permanency plan, and that the case plan includes a document listing certain rights for these youth. Separately, the federal government provides funding for services to assist in the transition to adulthood through the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP). The law enables states to provide these services to youth who are likely to age out of foster care (with no lower age limit), and youth age 16 or older who left foster care for kinship guardianship or adoption. Independent living services may include assistance in obtaining a high school diploma, career exploration, training in daily living skills, training in budgeting and financial management skills, and preventive health activities, among other services. The CFCIP requires that states ensure youth in independent living programs participate directly in designing their own program activities that prepare them for independent living, and further that they “accept personal responsibility for living up to their part of the program.” The Chafee Education and Training Voucher (ETV) program separately authorizes discretionary funding for education and training vouchers for eligible youth to cover their cost of postsecondary education (until age 23). A recent evaluation of independent living programs, such as those that provide mentoring and life skills, shows mixed results. One promising independent living program has social workers who oversee a small caseload and have regular, ongoing interactions with the youth. The youth in this program are more likely to attend college and stay enrolled than their peers not in the program. Along with the CFCIP, other federal programs are intended to help current and former youth in foster care make the transition to adulthood. Federal law authorizes funding for states and local jurisdictions to provide workforce support and housing to older foster youth and youth emancipating from care. Further, the law that established the CFCIP created an optional Medicaid eligibility pathway for youth who age out of foster care; this pathway is often called the “Chafee option.
Book Synopsis Extending a Randomized Trial of My Life Mentoring Model for Youth in Foster Care to Evaluate Long-term Effects on Offending in Young Adulthood by : Jennifer Elizabeth Blakeslee
Download or read book Extending a Randomized Trial of My Life Mentoring Model for Youth in Foster Care to Evaluate Long-term Effects on Offending in Young Adulthood written by Jennifer Elizabeth Blakeslee and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study addressed fundamental questions regarding the capacity of youth mentoring programs designed for at-risk populations to prevent criminal offending in early adulthood. The My Life weekly mentoring model for foster youth incorporates both individual and group mentoring to enhance the understanding and application of self-determination skills to improve transition outcomes. Two major randomized trials of My Life mentoring program for adolescents in foster care were extended with long-term follow-ups into early adulthood to evaluate whether the intervention has enduring effects on delinquency and criminal justice system involvement at two years post-intervention. This study addressed important gaps in mentoring research with three substantial contributions: 1) merging the samples and datasets of two My Life studies to increase statistical power and to investigate how participants with different risk profiles respond to the program; 2) collecting and analyzing additional outcomes associated with criminal offending and the associated consequences; 3) extending follow-up into early adulthood to evaluate whether the mentoring intervention has enduring effects.
Book Synopsis Fostering Success Through Peer Mentoring by : Karlie M. Hoekstra
Download or read book Fostering Success Through Peer Mentoring written by Karlie M. Hoekstra and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wisconsin's youth in foster care often face uncertainty on either their eighteenth birthday or graduation day because they may age-out of foster care. Students who are transitioning out of foster care are at greater risk for hardships surrounding living independently and meeting basic needs than their peers. Many youth who age out of foster care at age eighteen experience worsening conditions by the time they reach age twenty-one. Many will face hardships surrounding homelessness, financial stability, education, career opportunities, and health care. Educating youth prior to their transition and putting a plan in place with the support of adult mentors may reduce the barriers foster youth are facing as they become independent. One way to reduce barriers to independent living is by integrating peer mentorship with educational curriculum. Mentors help foster youth prepare for transition to independence while developing a support structure with someone who has already been through the transition process. Mentoring may reduce anxieties associated with aging out of foster care by creating a transition plan that removes barriers to success.
Book Synopsis Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 by : United States
Download or read book Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 written by United States and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Uncertain Futures by : Edmund V. Mech
Download or read book Uncertain Futures written by Edmund V. Mech and published by C W L A Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the plight of youth who have aged out of the system. It provides meaningful, practical solutions for teaching youth to support themselves before they are forced out of care, and details programs that assist youth in becoming self-supporting once they do leave the foster care system.
Book Synopsis Mentoring Program to Empower African American Female Youth and Young Adults Aging Out of Foster Care by : Chauntelle E. Ratcliff
Download or read book Mentoring Program to Empower African American Female Youth and Young Adults Aging Out of Foster Care written by Chauntelle E. Ratcliff and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this project was to design a program, identify potential funding sources, and write a grant to secure funding for a mentoring program at Global Business Incubation (GBI) to empower African American female youth and young adults aging out of foster care residing in Los Angeles County. An extensive literature review increased knowledge about the negative outcomes of this vulnerable population and provided information on the potential benefits of mentoring programs. A search for potential funding sources online resulted in the selection of the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation as the best funding source for the project. A grant was then written to support a mentoring program held at Loyola Marymount University, whom GBI has partnership. Actual submission and/or funding of the grant was not required for successful completion of the project.
Book Synopsis Cultural Competence Training for Mentors Working with Transitional Age Youth in Foster Care by : Melody Thuylinh Nguyen
Download or read book Cultural Competence Training for Mentors Working with Transitional Age Youth in Foster Care written by Melody Thuylinh Nguyen and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Transitional age youths in foster care experienced many challenges while emerging into adulthood from adolescent. These youths experience high rates of homelessness, unstable housing and are at risk for mental health, education, or behavioral problems. Mentorship shows positive impacts to these youth's experiences when transitioning into a self-sufficient, independent adult. This thesis is a curriculum designs to focus on developing the cultural competency of prospective mentors who will be working with the Transitional age youths population in foster care. The curriculum aims to enhance mentors' knowledge and skills through psychoeducation and activities that will be delivered in a group setting to volunteer mentors. It was designed to be used by professionals in mentor program to train new mentors to support and guide transitional age youths population in foster care.
Book Synopsis Handbook of Youth Mentoring by : David L. DuBois
Download or read book Handbook of Youth Mentoring written by David L. DuBois and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoroughly updated Second Edition of the Handbook of Youth Mentoring presents the only comprehensive synthesis of current theory, research, and practice in the field of youth mentoring. Editors David L. DuBois and Michael J. Karcher gather leading experts in the field to offer critical and informative analyses of the full spectrum of topics that are essential to advancing our understanding of the principles for effective mentoring of young people. This volume includes twenty new chapter topics and eighteen completely revised chapters based on the latest research on these topics. Each chapter has been reviewed by leading practitioners, making this handbook the strongest bridge between research and practice available in the field of youth mentoring.
Book Synopsis Mentoring for Young People in Care and Leaving Care by : Bernadine Brady
Download or read book Mentoring for Young People in Care and Leaving Care written by Bernadine Brady and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-06 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mentoring for Young People in Care and Leaving Care offers a rich exploration of the theory, research and practice relating to youth mentoring as a means of essential social support. Brady, Dolan and McGregor ground their work on the premise that the informal social support provided through a high-quality mentoring relationship can help young people in care to sustain positive mental health, cope with stress and fulfil their potential through adolescence and into adulthood. It provides an up-to-date synthesis of research findings in relation to natural mentoring, formal mentoring and youth-initiated mentoring for children in care and explores the challenges and considerations relating to practice in this area. Illustrated with the details of original research with care-experienced young people, it offers much-needed insight into how young people interpret and make sense of their experiences in care and of mentoring. Written to be accessible by those with limited knowledge of youth mentoring, this timely publication will be essential reading for academics, policy makers and practitioners in the fields of adolescent development, social care, social work and youth work.
Book Synopsis On Your Own without a Net by : D. Wayne Osgood
Download or read book On Your Own without a Net written by D. Wayne Osgood and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the decade after high school, young people continue to rely on their families in many ways-sometimes for financial support, sometimes for help with childcare, and sometimes for continued shelter. But what about those young people who confront special difficulties during this period, many of whom can count on little help from their families? On Your Own Without a Net documents the special challenges facing seven vulnerable populations during the transition to adulthood: former foster care youth, youth formerly involved in the juvenile justice system, youth in the criminal justice system, runaway and homeless youth, former special education students, young people in the mental health system, and youth with physical disabilities. During adolescence, government programs have been a major part of their lives, yet eligibility for most programs typically ends between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one. This critical volume shows the unfortunate repercussions of this termination of support and points out the issues that must be addressed to improve these young people's chances of becoming successful adults.
