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Review of State Policies and Programs to Support Young People Transitioning Out of Foster Care
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Amy Dworsky, Judy Havlicek - December 2008

The 2008 Washington State Legislature directed the Washington State Institute for Public Policy to “conduct a national review of state programs for youth transitioning out of foster care” (ESHB 2687, Sec. 610.12). The review was to include a survey of the 50 states and the District of Columbia that would focus on “eligibility requirements for continued foster care, age thresholds for transitioning services, types of services provided, and use of state funds to supplement federal” Chafee dollars. A contract to design the survey instrument and administer the survey was awarded to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. The results of that survey are presented in this report.

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