Transition to Adulthood (TAP)
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The New Normal” for Youth Transitioning out of the Child Welfare System
Examining how we can make changes to the age cut-offs mandated for young people transitioning out of public institutions and systems is a critical part of preventing and ending youth homelessness
Alberta Affordable Housing Online Tool Supporting Youth Transition to Adulthood
The tool can also be used by family members, nonprofit organizations, and social service agencies to help others access housing information and affordable housing solution
Reconnect Program Guide: An Early Intervention Approach to Preventing Youth Homelessness
This Reconnect Program Guide outlines the core programmatic elements of YR based on lessons learned from practitioners and program evaluations.
Alberta.ca Increases to Caregivers Rates & Information Regarding Transition to Adulthood Program March 2024
The Alberta Government is investing in increases to caregivers rates over the next 3 years. The total amount to be invested in this support is $22 million, divided over the next 3 years, based on the Consumer Price Index.
Foster, Kinship Care, and Transition to Adulthood: Do Child Welfare System Processes Explain Differences in Outcomes?
This study from Elsevier Children and Youth Services Review Volume 153, October 2023, 107098 examined teenage parenthood and incarceration based on initial placement in kinship or nonrelative family foster care.
Findings - Child Protection Services and Youth Experiencing Homelessness
In this paper from Elsevier Children and Youth Services Review Volume 153, October 2023, 107088, they examine the extent to which youth accessing homelessness services with a history of involvement with CPS differ from their peers who have not interacted with CP
Empowering Youth Aging Out of Care (Transition to Adulthood Program TAP March 2023
Through Budget 2023, Alberta’s government is investing an additional $28 million to support and empower youth and young adults to successfully transition out of government care and build careers.
Transitioning From Care Guide – Revised Edition 2016
Developed by Jeff Solberg in collaboration with ALIGN (previously AASCF) and AFKA (previously AFPA) to improves outcomes for youth in care and their caregiver
