Improving Educational Outcomes for Youth
    in Care
    A summary of an education symposium conducted in
    2002 to discuss the challenges and education barriers
    experienced by children and youth in child welfare.
    The summary includes views from the field and some
    promising practices.

Extended Foster Care Chart

Programs and Resources for Youth Aging Out of
    Foster Care

CWLA Accepting Kids to Kids National Service
    Award Nominations

Fostering Healthy Connections Through Peer
    Mentoring

National Foster Youth Advisory Council

CWLA Standards for Transition, Independent
    Living, and Self-Sufficiency Services

Learn more about CWLA's Partnership with the IDEA
    Public Charter School and our first-ever Youth
    Poetry Slam.

Reaching Out to Former Foster Youth Serving in the Military

The National Foster Care Coalition and United Service Organizations (USO) have partnered to identify former foster youth serving in the military in Iraq and Afghanistan. Over the course of the year, the two organizations will implement a program providing letters and care packages to soldiers who may not have family or other people to offer support to them while they are away.

To volunteer to participate in the letter writing campaign and care package collection, go to www.natl-fostercare.org and fill out an online form. If you would like more information, or you know a former foster youth on active duty in the military who might benefit from the program, call 202/454-5608 or e-mail nfcc@connectforkids.org.

Press Release
    CWLA's Foster Youth Advisory Council Member
    Named One of Glamour's Top 10 US College Women

The Uhlich Report Card
    Teens grade adult progress on issues affecting youth.

Educational Supports for Youth in Out-of-Home
    Care

Positive Youth Development: An Annotated
    Bibliography

National Advisory Committee on Youth
    Development