Extended Foster Care and Trial Independence

Alina White, Lead Extended Care and Supervised Independent Living Program Specialist for DFPS, Sarah Worthington,  Director, Texas Foster Youth Justice Project and Valerie Hallam, Director of Systems Advancement, Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services (TACFS) discuss the benefits of Extended Care and Supervised Independent Living (SIL), the judicial matrix of Extended Care and the role of the court,  and the study completed by TACFS  with young adults across Texas on the negative impact of aging out of foster care at 18.  This training also includes best practices for CASA advocacy with youth in Extended Care and sharing new resources to support your CASA advocacy.