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Foster Care Main Menu
- CPYP Letter
- 2002 Title IV-E State Plan Amended April 1, 2003
- Foster Care Audits & Rates Main Page
- Foster Family Home Licensing Contacts/State
- Foster Parent FAQs
- Most frequently asked questions regarding foster parenting.
- Independent Living Program (ILP)
- Services and programs for foster youth 14 to 21 who are aging out of the foster care system.
- Independent Living Program County Coordinators
- County information numbers.
- Supportive Transitional Emancipation Program (STEP)
- Participating counties provide assistance to emancipated foster youth.
- Transitional Housing Placement Program (THHP)
- Services for transitioning foster youth, ages 17 or older, from a foster home to other housing resources.
- Kinship Care
- Information regarding Support services for relatives and kin who care for dependent foster youth placed in their homes.
- Kinship Care County Coordinators
- County coordinator contact information for those counties participating in the Kinship Care program.
- Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment Program (Kin-Gap)
- Information regarding financial assistance available to realative caregivers who become Legal Guardians of dependent foster youth who have been placed in their home.
- Foster Family Agencies
- Non-profit organizations engaged in recruiting, certifying, training and providing services to foster parents, and finding homes for children who require intensive care.
- Specialized Care
- Supplemental payment system to meet the additional needs of an AFDC-FC child with health and/or behavior problems.
- Group Homes
- Out of home placement system for children with significant emotional and/or behavioral problems who require more restrictive environments.
- Public Health Nurses Directory
- Local county information numbers for public health nurses.