The brief discusses the requirements for reporting NYTD data element 3 (record number) and common mistakes states make in reporting the same record number to NYTD and AFCARS for a youth who is or was in foster care. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

The Children’s Bureau in the Administration for Children and Families contracted with the Urban Institute and its partners—the Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago and the National Opinion Research Center—to conduct an evaluation of selected programs funded through John Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP). This evaluation, using a rigorous, random assignment design, was called for in the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999. The goal of the evaluation is to determine the effects of Independent Living Programs funded under CFCIP in achieving key outcomes for participating youth including increased educational attainment, higher employment rates and stability, greater interpersonal and relationship skills, reduced non-marital pregnancy and births, and reduced delinquency and crime rates. An initial evaluability assessment was conducted to identify programs that could be rigorously evaluated and to develop an evaluation design that would meet the requirements of the authorizing legislation. Programs participating in the evaluation include an employment services program in Kern County, California; a one-on-one intensive, individualized life skills program in Massachusetts; and, a tutoring/mentoring program and a classroom-based life skills training program, both in Los Angeles County, California. Investigators: Mark E. Courtney, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin Madison, WI Matthew W. Stagner, Ph.D. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC Michael Pergamit, Ph.D. Urban Institute Washington, DC

This Information Memorandum (IM) informs title IV-E agencies that a notice of proposed rulemaking was published proposing to allow title IV-E agencies to claim federal financial participation for the administrative costs of providing legal representation. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

This Information Memorandum (IM) informs title IV-E agencies that a notice of proposed rulemaking was published proposing to allow title IV-E agencies to claim federal financial participation for the administrative costs of providing legal representation. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

This Information Memorandum (IM) notifies child welfare agencies about the release of updated nonregulatory guidance: Nonregulatory Guidance: Ensuring Educational Stability and Success for Students in Foster Care. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

The Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS), a service operated by the Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), may be accessed by state child welfare agencies to locate and notify parents and other relatives of a child placed in foster care. The FPLS may also be used to locate youth who have exited foster care to provide services or for purposes of completing the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) survey. CB and OCSE jointly published an Information Memorandum (ACYF-CB-IM-12-06) that discusses the FPLS, child support information available to state child welfare agencies, and related topics. State child welfare agencies may request FPLS information several ways including: Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

This Information Memorandum (IM) provides guidance on serving youth who run away from Foster Care. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

This TB describes how ACF will identify and finalize each cohort of youth in the NYTD follow-up population (or follow-up population sample for those States that opt to sample) for the purposes of assessing States' compliance with NYTD data collection and reporting requirements. The TB also specifies how States may opt to sample the baseline population for the purposes of collecting information on the follow-up population. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

This brief summarizes the requirements for reporting NYTD data element 3 (record number) and common mistakes states make in reporting the same record number to NYTD and AFCARS for a youth who is or was in foster care. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

This Information Memorandum (IM) provides information to grantees on the formula used to calculate allotments under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (Chafee program), including information on adjustments to Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 awards and information on allotments calculated for FY 2020. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.