Foster Care

Transition Guide to Teens Aging Out of Foster Care in Oregon: - A Guide to Transition Planning for Caseworkers, Judges and Advocates is intended to: (1) increase awareness of the challenges faced by foster youth transitioning out of care; (2) increase awareness of the federal and state law pertaining to transition planning; and (3) provide the tools necessary to make a youth's transition out of care more successful.

Tuition Waivers for current and former foster youth.  Youth, Rights & Justice supported legislation developed by the Oregon Foster Youth Connection to provide tuition waivers to students who were in foster care for at least one year between the ages of 16 - 21 years and are currently under age 25.  The assistance is provided to students attending an Oregon community college or university.  The program provides help for students starting the 2012-13 academic year.  Read more here.

A Teen's Legal Guide to Foster Care In Oregon (Revised) is intended to answer some of the questions foster youth might have about legal rights, foster care, and about going to court. This Guide is copyright free.

A Teen's Survival Guide to Leaving Foster Care In Oregon contains important information for teens who are about to leave Foster Care. Topics include: Your Rights; Staying Healthy; What does it mean to be 18?; Crimes & Punishment; Moving Out; Making a Difference; Getting an Education; Getting Around; Going to Work; Public Assistance; and Money Matters. This Guide is copyright free.