Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (Chafee program) provides funds to states, territories, and Indian tribal entities (states) with material and other supports for current and former foster youth.
Considering this, what happens when a foster child ages out?
When children age out of foster care, they become ineligible to receive state assistance with housing, food, and medical care under the foster care system.
Secondly, is emancipation the same as aging out of foster care? Foster parents are not obligated to house, feed, or guide their foster children beyond this age, and group homes no longer provide a place to live. In the parlance of child welfare, youth who age out of the foster care system are “emancipated.”
In this manner, what is one resource in your community to help teens once they leave the foster care system?
Educational and Training Vouchers (ETVs) are grants, funded by the federal government and administered by the states, awarded to eligible current and former foster youth. These grants are designed to provide financial assistance of up to $5,000 per year for up to five years for college, career school, or training.