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Chafee Foster Care Independence Program to youths who have aged out of foster care and have not attained age 23” (congress.gov). As mentioned before, problems arise when a child is emancipated from foster care without any family support, most children rely on their caregivers (parents) well into their 30’s for support and on top of that foster children face unique problems. New Leaf Foster Care Agency advocated for policies that would extend the age a child could remain in foster care and focusing on promoting permanency placements (Adoption) before the age of

The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (FCIA) was enacted to provide provisions to children who were being aged out of the foster programs. It received dual-party support from both the House and Senate, and acquired support from R-Tom DeLay of Texas (Mcmillan, 1999). FCIA was put into law law by President Clinton in December of 1999. The main push of FCIA is to increase the requirements for Independent Living Programs by doubling the funding for these programs (Graf, 2002, p. 2).

The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-169) was enacted into law in December 14, 1999. The primary purpose of the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 is to reform and expand the Independent Living program. Under this new legislation, named in honor of the late Senator John H. Chafee, the federal allotment for Title IV-E independent living programs has doubled from $70 million per year to $140 million (although currently only appropriated at $105 million). This program is authorized under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act and is designed to help children in foster care prepare to become independent once they transition out of foster care at age 18. In California, the Foster Care Independence Act funds county Independent Living

Child welfare, foster care, and adoption were authorized under the titles IV-B and the IV-E of the Social Security Act (SSA). The US Department of federal and Human Services with ginger included the child welfare services, while prompting safe and stable families programs (Children's Bureaus). Other programs were created such as foster care programs which the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program goes hand in hand with children's foster care, and even the adoption assistance program (Children's Bureaus). With these programs created many expansions on the child welfare policy. Foster care programs such as the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) to which was implemented for youth who entered the kinship guardianship and or are adopted from foster care after the determined age of 16 (Children's Bureaus), with this program it helped both adults caring for older youth foster children and also for those foster care individuals who have “aged out” of foster care. This

The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 also known as the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program helped ensure that young people leaving foster care will get the tools they need to make the most of their lives and be as much independent and self-sufficient as they can. The Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) replaced the 1986 Independent Living Program and doubled the annual funds available to states from $70 million to $140 million. The act “. . . required states to expand the population of youth who receive independent living services to include those who have “aged out” of foster care (until their 21st birthday) and those of any age in foster care who are expected to leave care without placement in a permanent family” (Fernandes, 2006). Services offered to young people may consist of, education, vocational and employment training to obtain employment, training in daily living skills, substance abuse prevention, pregnancy prevention and preventive health activities. The program was designed to strengthen the support for youth in foster care to make the transition to independent

When a child is endangered in one’s own home, child protective services interfere to ensure the safety of the child. In some cases, when conditions at home are unfit regarding the safety of a child, foster placement occurs. Over a half million children within the United States reside in foster care. Out of these children, approximately 20,000 of them continue through their lives within the foster care system until the age of 18. This is referred to “aging out”. Once a child within the foster care system turns 18, they are no longer cared for by state or government agencies and must provide for themselves. For those who do age out of the foster care system, it is often that they find themselves lacking the necessary skills needed to make it on their own, which is often due to the lack of having a stable support system such as a family.

One of the greatest challenges for child welfare workers for years has been how to serve the unique needs of the older youth in foster care and of those who have “aged out” of foster care. The term “aging out” refers to youth that are forced to exit foster care at the age of 18 because they have reached age- defined adulthood (NASW Press, 2015). The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 attempts to meet those needs by providing states with the option to support youth who are transitioning from foster care to adulthood. The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 is a child welfare bill that was designed to achieve greater permanence and improve the well-being of children served by child welfare agencies (Stoltzfus, 2008).

Placements in wards, group homes, or private homes of a state certified caregiver known as a “foster parent”, emergency shelters, residential facilities, and homes of relatives are typical substitute parental figures for children whose parents or guardians are unable to care for the them. This system is known as the Foster Care system. The foster care system began as a system put in place as a safe haven for children experiencing maltreatment in their homes. The goal of this system was to place children in other homes temporarily while parents did what they needed to do to receive their parental custody back. This has not changed much but since the admission of many children, the system

Pérez uses the underutilized data from the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect for his research studies on how child welfare policy decisions have impacted foster care youth. The archive serves as an information exchange of datasets and analysis for participants working on their research projects. Pérez and his colleague Dr. Richard J. Harris, a professor of sociology within the Department of Social Work, used this data for a manuscript (forthcoming) on the examination of the national independent living services provided under the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program under the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999. The John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) offers assistance to help current and former foster care youths achieve self-sufficiency. “Despite the investment of $140 million/year since 1999 under the Foster Care Independence Act, only 1/3 of the national population of foster care youth receive the services promised under the Act, services including but not limited to education, housing, financial management, employment and emotional support,” said Pérez. Pérez and Harris, in their manuscript, address the factors that predict or shape this group’s service utilization. “While we know a lot, we still don’t know much,” said Dr. Pérez. “Historically we have been doing thing in an intuitive way but not in an evidence-based way,” added

The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 established the Chaffee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP), which provides $140 million annually to states to provide older youth in foster care services (e.g., mental health services, life skills, mentoring, employment preparation, education, and others), stipends for housing, and extended Medicaid eligibility through age 21, at state option. The Act also provides $60 million in funding to states to provide vouchers for education and training, including postsecondary training and education. The TDFPS provides CFCIP services to 3,500 foster youth annually between the ages of 14-23 years old through its Preparing for Adult Living (PAL) and Transitional Living Services (TLS) programs (TDFPS, 2015). In FY 2014-15, 320 youth who were in foster care received at least one PAL service in TDFPS Region 8 (BCFS,

Introduction- Law and Social Problem Children are placed into foster care by Children’s Services and the court system when it is determined that the child has experienced or is at risk for abuse or neglect. Foster care is defined as a living agreement for children when it is determined that cannot remain in their home due to maltreatment, this would include non- relative (foster home) or relative placement also referred to as a kinship placement (childtends.org). According to childtrends.org, in 1999 there were 567,000 children in foster care, which declined in 2012 to 397,000, however in 2014 it has increased to 415,000. A major issue in foster care is the problem of children aging out of the system when they turn 18, many social problems

The child welfare system has developed greatly over the last 40 years. This system provides a variety of services to help protect the well being of children in need. One of the services provided through the State is the Foster Care Program. Like any other government program, the State must meet certain requirements to receive Federal funding. The components of the Foster Care Program are found in Title IV Part E of the Social Security Act. There is also a clear purpose and impact that Title IV Part E has had both federally and locally. It has greatly changed the Foster Care Program and opened many opportunities for the foster care process.

A child remaining in foster care needs education, having healthy relationships and a stable home. Children who have been removed from their homes experience trauma, anxiety, and loss. School stability is an important building block for getting a good education. “Youth in foster care twice as likely as the rest of the school-age population to drop out before completing high school” (page 69). When youth reach of the age of eighteen they have the right to leave foster care but later on struggle with adulthood. Children who aged out of foster care tend to become homeless, incarceration, mental illness, or sell their bodies. In addition, while struggling to prepare for adulthood, Congress have created the Independent Living Program that would

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