Presented by:

Utah Department of Human Services

Utah Department of Workforce Services

Transforming Utah’s Independent

Living Services

Introduction

Transition to Adult Living Process and Accomplishments

Critical Success Factors Current Challenges

Overview of TAL Initiative

Getting Started Summits- Youth and Community

Partners Governor Involvement Outcome Data Implementation Team National Governor’s Association Policy

Academy

Implementation Team

Division of Child and Family Services Department of Workforce Services Public and Higher Education Department of Health Community and Economic

Development Foster Youth and Caregivers Governor’s Office

Vision

Youth who age out of foster care will live successfully as

adults.

Goals Education Attainment and Stable

Employment

Health Care Access

Safe, Stable, and Affordable Housing

Supportive and Enduing Relationships

Positive Sense of Self

Employment, Training, Education Housing Transition Planning Website Evaluation Aftercare Marketing Training

Task Groups

Implementation Team Structure

Chartered Task Groups with: Goals Objectives Deadlines Reported monthly to Implementation

Team

Administrative Accomplishment

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Partnerships Department of Human Services Housing Education Department of Health Community Groups

Administrative Accomplishments

Partnerships Department of Workforce Services

Access to Workforce Investment Act funding and resources

Priority for Service Development of Local Pathways Participation on Local and State Councils Education and Training Vouchers Marketing and Training

Reduction of Administrative Duplication

Administrative Accomplishments

Training Phase I Introduction to TAL Phase II Local Orientation Phase III Skills Based Training Phase IV Annual Institute

Administrative

Accomplishments

Evaluation Data Warehouse

Health, Public Safety, Workforce Services, Education

Baseline Process Outcome

Accomplishments Impacting Youth

Youth Have A Voice

In Everything

www.justforyouth.utah.gov

Driver’s License Employment/Training Health Care Coverage Mentoring Housing Flexible Funding Ansell Casey Assessment Direct Mail Campaign Youth Councils, Summits

Accomplishments Impacting Youth

Develop a Compelling Story Data Collected on youth who

transition from foster care in the last 5 years: Human Services Workforce Services Public Safety Health

Critical Success Factors

Critical Success Factors

Data Elements Wages

Criminal Activity

Public Assistance

Child Bearing

Death Rate Child Support

Follow-up Services

Driver’s License

Listen Closely Conduct Focus

Groups and Interviews

Seek Feedback and Participation at all Levels

Implementation Team

Task Groups Summits

Critical Success Factors

Do It Now “Jump Starts” the

process

Unites the Team

Counters Inertia and Denial

Sustains Momentum

Critical Success Factors

Do It Now

Create Tangible Changes Quickly

Manage Long Term System Change

Establish Aggressive Timelines

Critical Success Factors

Create a Client Focused Vision Focus on Client Success

Strategies Should Lead to Client Outcomes

Critical Success Factors

Critical SuccessFactors

Transform Services State/Countywide vs. Individual

Program Improvement

Learn From Prior Collaborative Efforts

Create the Team Top Level Political Support

Cooperation and Commitment of Agency Leadership

Personal Relationships

Nagging Worker Bees

Critical Success

Factors

Tell Your Story Spread the Message

Share the Data Marketing

Campaign Provide Training

Critical Success Factors

Direct mail to youth and caregivers:

Critical Success Factors

Not Just About More Resources

Critical Success Factors

Partnerships meets needs of agency

Workforce services required to serve Foster Youth as a part of Department of Labor “Youth Vision

Ten Elements of WIA are very similar to the services outlined in TAL

Outcomes enhanced by partnership

Critical Success Factors

Create Local Structure

Partnerships

Pathways

Local Responsibility

Critical Success Factors

Share Administrative Functions Payment System Training/Curriculum Development Marketing

Critical Success Factors

Look at the Forest Report on Accomplishments Move in the Right Direction

Conduct Retreat Style Meetings Evaluation

Critical Success Factors

Current Challenge

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Transitioning the Transition to Adult Living

Prioritize the Strategies Based on Resources

Maintain Momentum and Commitment

What Now?

1. What can you do in your state or county?

2. Who are the leaders who could be involved?

3. What changes could be implemented

quickly?4. What do you want to achieve for

youth?

Mike RichardsonDepartment of Workforce Services801-536-4377mikerichardson@utah.gov

Pamela Russell Division of Child and Family Services801-538-4308pkrussel@utah.gov

Amanda SingerDepartment of Human Services801-538-4017asinger@utah.gov