| INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM | |||
| The Independent Living Program provides independent living skills training for youth 16 years of age or older in DHS custody or for teens formerly in foster care. The Division of Children and Family Services' grant amount for Independent Living was $270,940 for SFY 1999. Some of the services provided by this program include, but were not limited to, the following: | |||
| Location | What Was Provided | Services Included | Number Served |
| Statewide | Annual Teen | Dealing With Violence | 131 |
| Conference | Self Esteem | ||
| Team Building | |||
| Decision Making | |||
| Statewide | Casework Services | Skills Assessments | 382 |
| Transitional Plans | |||
| Case Coordination | |||
| Staffings | |||
| Statewide | Training Services | Video Library Presentations | 121 |
| Area I | Training and | Money Management | 192 |
| Seminars | Vocational Planning | ||
| College Preparation | |||
| Employment Skills | |||
| Homemaking Skills | |||
| Purchasing Decisions | |||
| Area II | Training and | Teen Sexuality | 37 |
| Seminars | Money Management | ||
| Homemaking Skills | |||
| Job Seeking Skills | |||
| College Preparation | |||
| Area III | Training and | Vocational Planning | 88 |
| Seminars | Money Management | ||
| Personal Appearance | |||
| College Planning | |||
| Teamwork Training | |||
| Community Service | |||
| Area IV | Training and | Money Management | 53 |
| Seminars | Vocational Planning | ||
| Homemaking Skills | |||
| Job Search | |||
| College Preparation | |||
| INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM | |||
| Location | What Was Provided | Services Included | Number Served |
| Area V | Training and | College Preparation | 93 |
| Seminars | Money Management | ||
| Employment Skills | |||
| Safety/First Aid/Emergency | |||
| Job Seeking Skills | |||
| Homemaking Skills | |||
| Area VI | Training and | Job Seeking Skills | 116 |
| Seminars | Educational Planning | ||
| Emergency/Safety Skills | |||
| Homemaking Skills | |||
| College Preparation | |||
| Money Management | |||
| Area VII | Training and | Money Management | 28 |
| Seminars | College Preparation | ||
| Job Seeking Skills | |||
| Area VIII | Training and | Emergency/Safety Skills | 67 |
| Seminars | Money Management | ||
| College Preparation | |||
| Employment Skills | |||
| Area IX | Training and | College Preparation | 83 |
| Seminars | Job Seeking Skills | ||
| Money Management | |||
| Interpersonal Skills | |||
| Educational Planning | |||
| Foster Parent Training | |||
| Area X | Training and | Food Preparation | 94 |
| Seminars | Interpersonal Skills | ||
| College Preparation | |||
| Job Seeking Skills | |||
| Money Management | |||
| Community Resources | |||
| Foster Parent Training | |||
| Statewide | Client Services | Apartment Start-up Items | 382 |
| College/School Tuition | |||
| Vocational Tools/Clothing | |||
| Training Incentives | |||
| Books/Educational Supplies | |||
| Counseling | |||
| Child Care | |||
| Transportation Services | |||
| Source: Independent Living Program, Title IV-E Program Report | |||