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Message ID: 9496

Date: 2013-12-10

Author:Amy Dworsky

Subject:Re: Programs that assist youth aging out of care

There are a lot of programs that serve youth aging out of care. I am most familiar with programs here in the US, but there are programs in other countries as well. Relatively few of the US programs have been rigorously evaluated. The Multi-Site Chafee Evaluation is the only rigorous evaluation of Chafee funded independent living programs. For a more general review of programs. see: Donkoh C, Underhill K, Montgomery P. Independent living programmes for improving outcomes for young people leaving the care system. Campbell Systematic Reviews 2006:8 "The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." --- FDR www.chapinhall.org Amy Dworsky, Ph.D. Senior Researcher Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago 1313 E 60th St. Chicago, IL 60637 773.256.5164 (Phone) 773-256-5364 (FAX)>>> On 12/6/2013 at 2:17 PM, in message <1657945997.13801502.1386361060003.JavaMail.root@uwm.edu>, Joan Blakey wrote: Hello All, I am wondering if anyone knows of programs nationally or internationally that help youth who are aging out of care. If yes, has there been any empirical research conducted on these programs? For example, what kinds of things do these programs emphasize? What kinds of things should these program focus on for youth who are aging out of care. Thank you! Joan -- Dr. Joan Blakey Assistant Professor University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 2400 E. Hartford Avenue Enderis Hall, Room 1177 Milwaukee, WI 53211 414-229-3998 (office) blakey@uwm.edu "Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." - Howard Thurman -

There are a lot of programs that serve youth aging out of care. I am most familiar with programs here in the US, but there are programs in other countries as well. Relatively few of the US programs have been rigorously evaluated. The Multi-Site Chafee Evaluation is the only rigorous evaluation of Chafee funded independent living programs. For a more general review of programs. see: Donkoh C, Underhill K, Montgomery P. Independent living programmes for improving outcomes for young people leaving the care system. Campbell Systematic Reviews 2006:8 "The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." --- FDR www.chapinhall.org Amy Dworsky, Ph.D. Senior Researcher Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago 1313 E 60th St. Chicago, IL 60637 773.256.5164 (Phone) 773-256-5364 (FAX)>>> On 12/6/2013 at 2:17 PM, in message <1657945997.13801502.1386361060003.JavaMail.rootuwm.edu>, Joan Blakey wrote: Hello All, I am wondering if anyone knows of programs nationally or internationally that help youth who are aging out of care. If yes, has there been any empirical research conducted on these programs? For example, what kinds of things do these programs emphasize? What kinds of things should these program focus on for youth who are aging out of care. Thank you! Joan -- Dr. Joan Blakey Assistant Professor University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 2400 E. Hartford Avenue Enderis Hall, Room 1177 Milwaukee, WI 53211 414-229-3998 (office) blakeyuwm.edu "Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." - Howard Thurman -