Aging Out

How Opportunity Passport Helped Young People in Foster Care in 2023

Posted by Susan Shaffette on March 6, 2025 | Featured

Posted February 5, 2025 By the Annie E. Casey Foundation Youth in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Opportunity Passport® financial learning intervention saved more than $895,000 toward their life, schooling and career goals in 2023, new data show. Created by the Foundation’s Jim Casey Youth … Read More

Tags: Aging Out, Child Welfare, Child Well-Being, Foster Care, Judges, Safety Permanency & Wellbeing, Social Worker, Transition-Age Youth (TAY), Youth

On the Threshold of Change

Posted by Jamar Little on March 5, 2024 | Featured

About the On the Threshold of Change Report As youth grapple with so many new crises in our current world, how may we harness strategic foresight to create better and more hopeful outcomes for young adults exiting foster care so they can … Read More

Tags: Aging Out, Child Welfare, Child Well-Being, COVID-19, Data, Foster Care, Foster Youth, Safety Permanency & Well-being, Young Adult

Five Resources for Lawyers Representing Transition Aged Youth

Posted by Susan Shaffette on July 12, 2021 | Featured

Some tips and resources to help you prepare your client to age out of the child welfare system. By Cathy Krebs – January 2021 Lawyers who represent transition-aged youth (ages 16–24) have unique challenges to ensure their clients are prepared … Read More

Tags: Aging Out, Attorney, Attorneys, Child Welfare, Children's Justice ACT, Children's Attorney, Extended Foster Care, Foster Care, Foster Youth, Safety Permanency & Well-being, Safety Permanency & Wellbeing, Safety Plan, Transitioning