You hold the answers NYTD needs - your story can help improve the foster care system for thousands of young people. Your information will be kept private and safe. Make sure you sign up for a FREE FosterClub membership @ http://www.fosterclub.com/. Log on to: http://www.fosterclub.com/article/oregon-nytd-page to learn more about NYTD and take the survey. You CAN make a difference!
FosterClub will send you helpful reminder notices about NYTD with the help of a Dedicated Outreach Representative "DOR". The Outreach Representative will be your personal connection to resources and information as you transition from foster care - not unlike your very own customer service representative, just for you! When you sign up as an Oregon FosterClub member as current and former foster youth, you are automatically eligible for contests, drawings, and prizes when you update your contact information so make sure to let FosterClub, your caseworker, and/or your Independent Living Program know your new address after you leave foster care so they know how to reach you when it's time to take the survey…and you will have an even better chance at winning!
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Detailed services will be entered on the Departments information system and reported every six months for every youth who receives a service that assists the youth to achieve his or her goals for transition to adulthood and self sufficiency (regardless of age or foster care status). Services must be paid for or provided by the Department. Services may include contracted ILP life skills training, life skills provided by other adults, items and other services intended to prepare the youth for independent living.
Make sure the foster youth you know understand what NYTD is. Caseworkers will assist every 17-year old foster youth with completing an electronic survey within the 45 days following the youth’s 17th birthday. Offer to help young people complete the survey, including reading through the questions and entering answers online or completing a paper version. However, the caseworker will be responsible for ensuring the information is entered on FosterClub’s electronic survey instrument. Outreach materials are available at http://www.fosterclub.com/article/connect.
Become a partner to help the State collect NYTD data. Encourage young people to complete the survey shortly after their 17th, 19th and 21st birthdays. We need your assistance as there needs to be a significant population to track in order to determine which services are beneficial to our youth and the differences between those youth who are successful and those who are struggling with their transition to adulthood. The caseworker will assist the youth to sign up for a FosterClub, Inc. membership at www.FosterClub.org. A FosterClub membership provides youth with a wealth of information and resources. The membership will also provide an opportunity for caseworkers to discuss with a youth the option to provide permission for DHS to access their on-line profile information and survey activities. This will assist DHS with contacting the youth for the initial and follow-up surveys.
Become a partner to help the State collect NYTD data. Make sure the foster youth you know understand what NYTD is. Encourage young people to complete the survey within 45 days of their 17th, 19th and 21st birthday. Offer to help young people complete the survey, including reading through the questions and entering answers online or completing a paper version. Let the caseworker and/or ILP worker know what skills are being taught in the home so the caseworker is able to track those skills and areas covered and plan for any life skills training that still needs to be addressed.