Independent Living/Transition
Trainings and Workshops from Youth Law Center’s Transition-Aged Youth (TAY) Civil Legal Practice Exchange (Fall 2020 &...
Youth Law Center’s TAY Practice Exchange is a free practice support network for civil legal advocates across...
Categories: AB 12, AB 12, Access to care, Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Education, Equity Issues, Foster care, Foster Care Benefits, Girls, Health, Independent Living/Transition, Juvenile Justice, LGBTQ, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, Mental Health, Mental health needs, Public Benefits/Funding, Specific services/programs, SSI/Social Security
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Toolkit to Promote the Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Program in California
This toolkit includes documents that we hope will aid advocates to help young people access...
Categories: Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Foster care, Independent Living/Transition, Public Benefits/Funding
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Fact Sheet: Overview of SB 187: Updates to Foster Youth Rights Regarding Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
The Foster Care Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Assistance Program (created by AB 1633...
Categories: Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Foster care, Independent Living/Transition, Juvenile Justice, Public Benefits/Funding, SSI/Social Security
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Template Letters for SSI/OASDI Advocacy for California Foster Youth
This resource contains template letters to request information and actions related to foster youth clients,...
Categories: Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Foster care, Independent Living/Transition, Juvenile Justice, Public Benefits/Funding, SSI/Social Security
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Housing & Homelessness Prevention for Transition Aged Foster and Former Foster Youth: A Presentation of the Youth L...
Homelessness both during extended foster care and after leaving extended foster care are critical issues...
Categories: AB 12, AB 12 Probation, Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Foster care, Independent Living/Transition, Juvenile Justice
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Advocacy Strategies for Preventing Involuntary Exits from THP-NMD: A Presentation of the Youth Law Center
Homelessness and housing/placement instability are a critical issue facing transition-aged youth in California. Despite broad...
Categories: AB 12, AB 12 Probation, Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Foster care, Independent Living/Transition, Juvenile Justice
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Housing Preservation Strategies: A Supplement to Youth Law Center’s Presentation: Housing & Homelessness Preventi...
Homelessness both during extended foster care and after leaving extended foster care are critical issues...
Categories: AB 12, AB 12 Probation, Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Foster care, Independent Living/Transition, Juvenile Justice
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Glossary of Terms: A Supplement to Youth Law Center’s Presentation: Advocacy Strategies for Preventing Involuntary Exi...
This supplement to the Youth Law Center Presentation: Advocacy Strategies for Preventing Involuntary Exits from THP-NMD provides a...
Categories: AB 12, AB 12 Probation, Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Foster care, Independent Living/Transition, Juvenile Justice
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Hypotheticals: A Supplement to Youth Law Center’s Presentation: Advocacy Strategies for Preventing Involuntary Exits f...
This supplement to the Youth Law Center Presentation: Advocacy Strategies for Preventing Involuntary Exits from THP-NMD provides...
Categories: AB 12, AB 12 Probation, Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Foster care, Independent Living/Transition, Juvenile Justice
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Youth Law Center Housing Resources (2020-present)
Homelessness and housing/placement instability for current foster youth, youth in extended foster care and former...
Categories: AB 12, AB 12 Probation, Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Foster care, Independent Living/Transition, Juvenile Justice
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Golden State Social Opportunities Program
Categories: Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Education, Foster care, Independent Living/Transition
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Fact Sheet: Transitional Housing Program-Plus (THP-Plus)
Transitional Housing Program-Plus (THP-Plus) is a transitional housing program designed to provide housing and supportive...
Categories: AB 12, Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Independent Living/Transition, Juvenile Justice
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Policy Alert: THP-Plus Program Expansion: A Resource for Current and Former Foster Youth in California
The Transitional Housing Program-Plus (THP-Plus) is a transitional housing program that provides housing and supportive...
Categories: AB 12, Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Independent Living/Transition, Juvenile Justice
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An Overview of FYI/FUP Vouchers: A Resource for Current and Former Foster Youth in California
The Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Initiative and Family Unification Program (FUP) are Housing Choice...
Categories: AB 12, Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Independent Living/Transition, Juvenile Justice
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Maximizing Housing Entitlements for Current and Former Foster Youth
Homelessness both during extended foster care and after leaving extended foster care are critical issues...
Categories: AB 12, Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Independent Living/Transition, Juvenile Justice
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FYI/FUP Template Letters
Assisting young adults in securing affordable housing continues to be a challenging task. The tools...
Categories: Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Foster care, Independent Living/Transition, Public Benefits/Funding
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FYI Referral Letter CA Attorneys
Categories: Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Foster care, Independent Living/Transition, Public Benefits/Funding
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FYI and FUP for Youth Overview Factsheet
Categories: Aging Out/Transition, Independent Living/Transition, Public Benefits/Funding
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THP-NMD: An Advocacy Guide to Preventing Involuntary Exits
Categories: Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Foster care, Independent Living/Transition
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Fact Sheet: Transitional Housing Placement for Non-Minor Dependents (THP-NMD)
The Transitional Housing Placement program for Non-Minor Dependents (THP-NMD) is a transitional housing placement for...
Categories: AB 12, Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Independent Living/Transition
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Fact Sheet: Transitional Housing Placement for Minors (THP-M)
The Transitional Housing Placement Program for Minors (THP-M) is a transitional housing placement for youth...
Categories: Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Independent Living/Transition
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Ensuring Stability and Success for Youth Tenants in THP-Plus
Youth Law Center and Bay Area Legal Aid have created a new resource that we...
Categories: Aging Out/Transition, Independent Living/Transition
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Youth Returning to the Community from Juvenile Justice Facilities: A Guide for Advocates
No child should remain in custody due to the lack of a reentry plan. Now...
Categories: Access to care, Aging Out/Transition, Detention, Disposition/placement, Education, Group Homes/Non-Secure Placement, Health, Independent Living/Transition, Juvenile Justice, Mental Health, Placement/Confinement, Public Benefits/Funding, Reducing Incarceration, Secure Juvenile Facilities
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Seven Strategies Counties Can Implement to Ensure Housing Stability and Maximize Participation in THP-Plus During COVID-...
Did you know that the California state budget recently made changes to the eligibility requirements...
Categories: Aging Out/Transition, Foster care, Independent Living/Transition
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Six Immediate Steps for THP-Plus Stability
Youth Law Center, in partnership with John Burton Advocates for Youth and Bay Area Legal...
Categories: Independent Living/Transition
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Transitional House Program-Plus (THP-Plus) – YLC Fact Sheet
Transitional Housing Program-Plus (THP-Plus) is a transitional housing placement program designed to provide housing and...
Categories: Independent Living/Transition
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Legal Rights of Teens in Out of Home Care (2014)
This booklet, based on California law, covers some of the concerns of a youth in...
Categories: "Know your rights", AB 12, AB 12, Access to care/EPSDT, Alternatives to incarceration/JDAI, Congregate care, Foster care, Independent Living/Transition, Inmate Exclusion, Kinship/guardianship, Legal Rights/Placement, Mental Health Services Act, Permanency planning, Placement delay, Relatives/kinship care, Specific Services, SSI/Social Security, Title IV-E funding, Transitional Medicaid
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Supporting Young Adults: Cash, Medi-Cal, and Housing for Transition Aged Youth – Power point Presentation
Power point presentation on the benefits available to youth who are transitioning out of the...
Categories: Independent Living/Transition
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Transitional Medi-Cal & Transitional Housing Program Plus (THP+) – YLC Fact Sheet
A foster care youth who is in foster care on his/her 18th birthday is entitled...
Categories: Access to care/EPSDT, Independent Living/Transition
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Policy Brief – Transition to Postsecondary Education and Training Programs
California Foster Youth Education Task Force's policy brief on transition to postsecondary education and training...
Categories: A.B. 490/foster care education, Independent Living/Transition
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Emancipating from Foster Care in the Bay Area: What Types of Programs Are Available for Youth Aging Out of the Foster C...
This BASSC Monograph examines the current needs of youth aging out of the foster care...
Categories: Foster care, Independent Living/Transition
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Adolescents, the Foster Care System, and the Transition to Adulthood: What Legal Aid Lawyers Need to Know
Older adolescents leaving foster care still face tremendous obstacles as they make the transition to...
Categories: Foster care, Independent Living/Transition, Permanency planning
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