Chafee Medical Referral Form - (Effective May 1, 2010) The Chafee Medical Program provides medical coverage for former State of Oregon foster/tribal youth aging out of foster care at age 18 or older (up to age 21). To qualify, foster youth must have received foster care medical when they turned age 18.
Healthy Kids- For all State of Oregon children leaving foster/tribal care up to the age of 19 (includes youth aging out of adoption assistance or guardianship assistance up to the age of 19),
Health Care Representative/Proxy (Effective October 1, 2010) New Federal requirement to inform youth of their right to select a health care representative Health Care Representative/Proxy Agency IM caseworkers -
IM CW-IM-10-017)
Link to Oregon Health Decisions website
http://www.oregonhealthdecisions.org/index.htm Upon registration, please visit the Notes & Assignment page to access additional information for these courses.
Netlink (at a computer near you):
DHS Youth Transition Planning Sponsor: Child Welfare Training
Do you have a youth age 14 or older on your caseload? The "Youth Transitions" NetLink will focus on the preparation for transition to adulthood and out of care. You will have an understanding of the Comprehensive Transition Plans, New Health Care policies/mandates, Credit Reports, vital documents, etc. This three-hour interactive training will help you to learn more about DHS requirements for assisting foster youth (age 16 or older) with creating a transition plan. Learn the role DHS must have in the planning process to help youth transition to adulthood.
Date
01/31/2013- 01/31/2013
04/09/2013- 04/09/2013
08/15/2013- 08/15/2013
11/19/2013- 11/19/2013
Time
01:00 PM-04:30 PM
01:00 PM-04:30 PM
01:00 PM-04:30 PM
01:00 PM-04:30 PM
Netlink (at a computer near you):
Independent Living Program (ILP) Services Sponsor: Child Welfare Training
Do you have a youth age 14 or older on your caseload? If so, the Independent Living Program (ILP) Services Netlink will help you understand the array of services available through ILP contractors. You will learn how to secure services, understand the eligibility criteria for Housing, Chafee Education, Tuition and Fee Waiver for foster youth, how to pay for driver's education and have a better idea of how to help youth who are not enrolled with an ILP Provider! The main goal of the ILP is to help youth transition into adulthood with knowledge and skills to be self-sufficient and contributing members of their community. By the end of this course, you will have an understanding of what ILP is and how it can benefit your youth.
Date
02/21/2013-02/21/2013
05/21/2013-05/21/2013
09/12/2013-09/12/2013
12/03/2013-12/03/2013
Time
01:00 PM-04:30 PM
01:00 PM-04:30 PM
01:00 PM-04:30 PM
01:00 PM-04:30 PM
- Casey Life Skills
Note: For DHS employees needing to access this assessment, please contact Rosemary Iavenditti, the State ILP Coordinator at (503)945-5688. For ILP Contractors or other youth serving agencies, please check with your agency to see if you have an account and who the account administrator is. If you need assistance setting up your account, contact Carrie van Dijk at (503) 945-5807.
- O*NET Resource Center: The nation's primary source of occupational information. Use this site to download the O*NET database, career exploration tools, job analysis questionnaires, employer guides, and technical reports.
- Oregon Employment Department -
- iMatchSkills improves the quality of the job matching process by going beyond resumes and job titles - straight to your job skills.
- Worksource: QualityInfo.Org - Oregon Employment Department Unemployment remains desperately high among the youngest workers, even as fewer of them participate in the labor force.
- Volunteer Opportunities Website (gain valuable employment skills for your resume)
FosterClub- FosterClub is the national network for young people in foster care. FosterClub helps open the way for these young people to transform their lives and provides a forum to raise their voice. Members engage with peers and regain control over their situation through support, skill building, and healing opportunities.
- FosterClub's new free tool, the Permanency Pact, is designed to encourage life-long, kin-like connections between a young person and a supportive adult. Download a free PDF of the publication.
- Dedicated Outreach Representative- DHS is partnering with FosterClub to provide a person who can conduct outreach to current and former foster youth. The Dedicated Outreach Representative will be contacting youth to let them know about new resources, touch base on any needs they may have, and follow-up with any youth who may need to take the NYTD Survey. The key to this project is to have youth sign up for a FosterClub membership at: http://www.fosterclub.com/user/register.
Oregon Foster Youth Connection (OFYC) OFYC is a statewide, youth led, advocacy group of current and former foster youth between 14 - 25 years of age. OFYC is completely youth led, meaning youth members shape every aspect of what OFYC is, how it is structured, which policies to work on, and what activities to participate in.
http://www.oryouthconnection.org/