TO: COUNTY DIRECTORS OF SOCIAL SERVICES SUBJECT: Voluntary Placement Agreements for Youth Over the Age of 18 but Less than 21 Availability of Funds for Goods and Services for Youth Discharged from Foster Care Between the Ages of 16 and 21 DATE: March...Voluntary Placement Agreements • July 27th, 2016
Contract Type FiledJuly 27th, 2016The purpose of this letter is to inform you of changes that can positively impact your agency's ability to serve older youth who have been discharged from agency custody or who will be discharged from foster care and who remain in need of services. State funding is now available for youth who have been discharged from care, who are now between the ages of 18 and 21, and who need to re-enter care under a voluntary placement agreement. Additionally, funding is now available to assist youth between the ages of 17 through 20 who have been discharged (or are soon being discharged) from foster care.