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Download full textBell, Michael A. – Online Submission, 2023
The purpose of this study was to explore reasons why adolescent youth from foster care and in special education, including those who are newly emancipated from the foster care system, have difficulty transitioning into independent living. The study was guided by one research question: What difficulties do students who receive special education…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Adolescents, Special Education, Adjustment (to Environment)
Bryant, Matt; Magisos, Ami – Washington Student Achievement Council, 2023
Washington has made some strides in recent years toward increasing awareness and state support of students' basic needs but has lacked state and regional information to drive larger-scale policies, programs, and investments to address the attainment barriers associated with basic needs insecurity. State and regional data on unmet basic needs can…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Needs Assessment, Student Surveys, Child Care
Peer reviewedLalonde, Trent; Tsai, Chia-Lin; Clemens, Elysia V.; Myers, Kristin; Sheesley, Alison P.; Tolliver, Liz; McElhinney, Christie – Grantee Submission, 2020
Three out of four jobs now require education or training beyond high school, yet some students face formidable barriers to attending college. Disruptions to K-12 education, trauma, loss, food insecurity, and housing instability are known impediments to the educational success of youth who have been in foster care. These types of challenges may…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Barriers, Postsecondary Education, Access to Education
Direct linkDworsky, Amy; Havlicek, Judy – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2009
This comprehensive review of policies and programs designed to support youth transitioning out of foster care spans all 50 states and the District of Columbia. As part of the review, Chapin Hall administered a web-based survey of state independent living services coordinators to collect up-to-date information about their state's policies and…
Descriptors: Independent Living, Child Welfare, Public Policy, Foster Care
Citizens' Committee for Children of New York, NY. – 2000
Every year the New York City foster care system discharges approximately 650 young people between the ages of 18 and 21 to live on their own. This study was conducted to determine how the voluntary foster care agencies in New York City have interpreted state and city independent living regulations and implemented programming and services that lead…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Employment, Foster Care, Foster Children
