The Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Commonwealth of Virginia collaborated to reduce the number of children in foster care and reduce the use of congregate care. This report provides an overview of their efforts by building a family-centered…

From the National Center for Children in Poverty, this report highlights information on disconnected young adults and offers pathways to help disconnected youth re-connect and gain economic independence. Disconnected youth are more likely to…

From Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, this report describes the results of a study using data to better understand the need for employment-related services and supports among youth in foster care and how a community-based employment…

From Public/Private Ventures, this report includes information on serving youth across six cities. Researchers studied 200 programs to better understand how they promote sustained participation among older youth. The resulting data indicated that…

Researchers from Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago authored this report on the employment needs of foster youth. There is currently limited research on youth aging out of foster care, but studies that have been done point to poor labor…

Community college and vocational training programs provided education to more than 6.2 million students in 2006, which represents about 35 percent of all postsecondary education students. These programs are often important in reaching low-income…

From the Assistant Secretary for Planning, Research and Evaluation, this research brief provides information on the transition to adulthood for vulnerable youth. Specifically, youth from families below 200 percent of the Federal poverty level…

Public/Private Ventures released a report from a national longitudinal study of the Boys and Girls Clubs’ Program. Ten Clubs from around the country participated in the study to look at how youth transitioned into high school in relation to…

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) conducted this analysis on disconnected youth using the Current Population Survey. In 2008, 1.9 million youth between the ages of 16 and 24 were disconnected, meaning that they were not in school or…

High school dropouts face many challenges in today's labor market. From MDRC, this report offers early findings from an evaluation of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program, which is an intensive residential program to reengage high school…