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This event has passed. Click here to watch the recording! Join the Institute for Research on Poverty as they host four panelists who share their research on policies and other supports that have positive impacts on foster youth's transition to...

Watch the recording now! This webinar discusses research about mentoring youth in foster care and explore practices that equip mentors and mentees to develop healthy, reliable, and positive relationships. Panelists discuss approaches to mentor...

We encourage you to view the webinar series, entitled "Enough is Known for Action," for more information about implementing specific provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) that apply to youth program services.

Urban Institute's report, Improving Outcomes for Transitional Youth: Considerations for Pay for Success Projects, provides recommendations for local governments, service providers, and other partners considering Pay for Success (PFS) as a tool for...

This report provides background to Congress on teens and young adults in and exiting from foster care, and the federal support available to them. It begins with a discussion of the characteristics of youth who have had contact with the child...

Does financial wellness and literacy promote educational success? Many policymakers, practitioners and institutional leaders think so. A national survey that captures the financial well-being of postsecondary students shows that foster care...

Supportive services, one of the 14 program elements for the WIOA youth program, are services that enable an individual to participate in WIOA activities such as, but not limited to, assistance with transportation, child care, housing, health care,...

The Youth Resource Connections Newsletter is a monthly bulletin from the Employment and Training Administration that provides information, resources, and tools to workforce professionals who work every day to impact the lives of youth and young...

Serving youth in foster care is critical in the workforce system; however, there are several myths about serving them. This Mythbuster, Youth in Foster Care and WIOA seeks to debunk some of these misconceptions.

Former foster youth pursuing a postsecondary credential are an often-overlooked student population. However, across the country, policymakers at the federal, state and institutional levels are creating policies to increase their access to higher...