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Utah Department of Workforce Services
Runs Utah's SNAP, Medicaid, financial assistance, and child care programs and the state's employment centers. The fastest way to apply or check a case is the myCase portal at jobs.utah.gov/mycase; employment centers around the state can help in person.
Transition to Adult Living (TAL)
DCFS program for youth leaving Utah foster care. Aftercare support can cover rent, bills, housing deposits, vehicle costs, and crises; education and employment funds, counseling, and medical and substance use supports are also available. Start with your assigned TAL coordinator, or email the coordinator team if you do not know who that is.
California Chafee Grant for Foster Youth
Grant of up to $5,000 per year for college or vocational training for current and former foster youth under 26. Apply by filing the FAFSA or California Dream Act Application and then the one-time Chafee application.
GLIDE Daily Free Meals
Three free meals every day in San Francisco's Tenderloin with no eligibility requirements and no intake form. GLIDE also runs a Welcome Center, workforce development, a women's center, a transitional age youth program, and a legal clinic.
Extended Foster Care and Aftercare Services
Florida lets young people stay in foster care until 21 and offers Aftercare to anyone who turned 18 in DCF custody, with help available until the 23rd birthday. Aftercare covers mentoring, mental health and substance use support, life-skills and parenting classes, job training and temporary financial aid; a separate tuition exemption runs through age 28 and Medicaid through 26.
Florida's Independent Living Resource Center
Free statewide information-and-referral clearinghouse for current and former foster youth, run by Daniel Kids in Jacksonville. Staff answer questions about Extended Foster Care, PESS, Aftercare, Keys to Independence and other transition benefits and point youth to the right local contact.
GA RYSE Independent Living Program (Chafee)
DFCS's program for teens and young adults who spent at least six months in Georgia foster care after age 14. An Independent Living Specialist enrolls the youth, builds a transitional living plan, and opens doors to Chafee funds, Education and Training Vouchers, and post-foster-care support up to age 21.
Michigan Youth Opportunities Initiative (MYOI)
Program for current and former foster youth ages 14 to 23 that offers matched savings accounts, stipends for participating in events, life skills training, and youth leadership boards. Enrollment runs through a county MYOI coordinator.
Samaritas New Americans
One of Michigan's largest refugee resettlement agencies, with offices in Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Lansing. Provides arrival resettlement, employment and education support, low-fee immigration legal help, case management, and refugee foster care.
NC LINKS and Foster Care 18 to 21
North Carolina's Chafee independent living program (LINKS) for current and former foster youth ages 13 to 21, plus the Foster Care 18 to 21 extension that keeps young adults in care with financial support and case management while they work or go to school. Education and Training Vouchers up to $5,000 a year and the NC Reach scholarship are also run from here.
SaySo (Strong Able Youth Speaking Out)
Statewide, youth-led advocacy group for people ages 14 to 24 who are or have been in foster care, group homes, or other out-of-home placements. Members get life-skills training, transition events like It's My Transition and LINK UP, mentorship, and a voice with legislators on foster care policy.
NYS Education and Training Voucher Program
Up to $5,000 a year toward college or vocational costs for young people who are or were in New York foster care. Apply online at etv-nys.smapply.org after filing the FAFSA; funding must start before age 21 and can run to age 26.
Ohio BRIDGES
Voluntary program for young adults who left Ohio foster care at 18 to 20. Participants get housing funding and a Bridges Liaison for case management as long as they are in school, working, in a job program, or have a documented impairment.
PA 211
Free, confidential information and referral line for all of Pennsylvania. Call or text to be connected to local help with housing, utilities, food, employment and other needs; a searchable directory is at search.pa211.org.
Chafee Independent Living and Education and Training Grant
Pennsylvania's program for youth who were in foster care at 14 or older: county independent living services cover diploma completion, job training and placement, budgeting and daily living skills, with aftercare for those who exited care between 14 and 23. The Chafee Education and Training Grant pays up to $5,000 per academic year toward college, and state schools must waive tuition for eligible former foster youth.
Achieving Independence Center
Drop-in center for current and former Philadelphia foster youth ages 14 to 23. Members are matched with a coach and get help with jobs and career planning, housing referrals, GED or high school completion, college and vocational enrollment, and computer skills.
Preparation for Adult Living (PAL)
DFPS program for youth 16 and older in foster care who are likely to stay in care until 18, with services available until the 21st birthday. Covers a life-skills assessment and training, a transitional living allowance of up to $1,000, and aftercare room-and-board help of up to $500 a month for ages 18 to 21.
Covenant House Texas
Houston crisis shelter and housing continuum for young people experiencing homelessness, open around the clock. Walk in or call to be connected to housing programs and supportive services.
Utah Youth Village / Milestone programs
Milestone Transitional Living is a Salt Lake County Youth Services program for young adults 18–21 who are homeless or at risk of it, including those who have left foster care, aimed at self-sufficiency. Apply with the Milestone Referral Application. (Utah Youth Village is a separate agency providing treatment foster homes and family programs, 801-272-9980.)