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What are the Chafee and Education and Training Vouchers Programs?

April 26, 2017chafee Education Programs TRAINING vouchers

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What are the Chafee and Education and Training Vouchers Programs?

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• The John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program, referred to as CFCIP or Chafee, offers assistance to help current and former foster care youths achieve self-sufficiency. Chafee funds can support activities and programs such as help with education, employment, financial management, housing, emotional support and assured connections to caring adults for older youth in foster care as well as youth 18-21 who have aged out of the foster care system or achieved permanency through adoption or guardianship after age 16. The Educational and Training Vouchers Program (ETV) for Youths Aging out of Foster Care provides resources specifically to meet the education and training needs of youth aging out of foster care or achieving permanency through adoption or guardianship after age 16. This program makes available vouchers of up to $5,000 per year per youth for post secondary education and training for eligible youth. A Tribe which operates a title IV-E program (for foster care and adoption