Ensuring Successful Transitions from Extended Foster Care
7/21/202110:00am PDT2 hours
A follow-up to last November’s webinar, Modifications to Extended Foster Care in COVID-19, this webinar will share updates to the laws, policies, and guidance that impact youth in and exiting Extended Foster Care, including modified timelines for receiving ongoing support past age 21. Additionally, presenters will share practice recommendations for early, robust, and youth-centered transition planning across several domains, including education, employment, housing, and permanency. The Alliance for Children’s Rights, joined by California Alliance of Child and Family Services, California Coalition for Youth, California Tribal Families Coalition, Children’s Law Center of California, Children Now, County Welfare Directors Association of California, and John Burton Advocates for Youth, will provide an overview of the major child welfare budget allocations and bills that were signed into law in the 2024 legislative cycle. Panelists will share information about how these funding resources and laws will impact recruitment and retention of foster caregivers, the services and supports available to families and youth in the child welfare system, and more.
