Chafee Eligibility for Youth Who Were Adopted or Enter a Kinship Guardianship 624-10-65

(Revised 1/15/2011 ML #3257)

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Youth who were adopted from foster care or entered kinship guardianship, after age 16, are eligible for consideration in the Chafee Independent Living Program; providing they meet all criteria excluding the “aging out of foster care” criteria.

 

For the purposes of flex funding and the ETV; youth who were adopted or entered kinship guardianship, regardless of their age, are not eligible for Room and Board Flex Funds. However, if adopted or entered kinship guardianship after age 16 they are eligible for consideration for General Flex Funds and the ETV.

 

Chafee IL Coordinator’s will identify youth eligibility and priority status according to funding guidelines, youth’s individualized needs, and service availability.