fostering success presented by: amanda metivier, msw youth education coordinator
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FOSTERING SUCCESS
Presented by:Amanda Metivier, MSW
Youth Education Coordinator
OVERVIEW
Outcomes Education and Training Voucher Program Student Panel Get Involved
LIFE AFTER FOSTER CARE
30% experience homelessness during the first year post foster care (Covenant House Alaska).
30% of foster care alumni are incarcerated for some period of time after leaving foster care.
Nearly 80% report a lifelong reliance on behavioral health services.
2.5 times more likely to become pregnant before age 19. 50% of females and 30% of males become parents before age 19.
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
The rate of GED acquisition by alumni is 6 times the national rate. Nearly 58% of youth in foster care graduate high school by
age19, compared to 87% of the general population. 78% of foster youth (seniors) in the Anchorage School district are
on track to graduate in May 2014. Students in foster care score16 to 20 percentile points below
others in statewide standardized test(Washington State study). Only about 3%-11% obtain a bachelor's degree within a few years
of emancipation. The Casey National Alumni Study reported college completion
rates of 9% (at any age) compared to the general population rate of 24%
EFFORTS TO IMPROVE
Foster Care Extended to 21 Foster Care Re-entry Foster Youth Mentoring Program Foster Youth Housing Coupons Crisis Housing Funds Additional Transition Staff School Transportation Funds Increased Efforts to Achieve Permanency Expanded ETV Program University Presidential Tuition Waiver
ETV
ETV offers financial assistance to eligible current and former foster youth to attend an accredited college, university, vocational or technical college.
The maximum ETV award is $5,000. Awards are unique to each student and are based on the cost of attendance formula established by their college of choice.
CHILD WELFARE ACADEMY
Collaboration with the Office of Children’s Services to provide post-secondary education and training support to current and former foster youth ages 16-23 throughout the state. Manage ETV & Tuition Waiver Funds Outreach to foster youth eligible for higher education funding
support Provide post-secondary education prep & exploration to high school
students Provide case management to current University of Alaska students
2013-2014 STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
65.79%
13.16%
7.89%
10.53%
2.63%
UA Campus (n=38)
UAA Main Campus
UAA - Mat-Su Campus
UAS
UAF
UAA Katchemak Bay
2013-2014 STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
71.05%
13.16%
7.89%
7.89%
Student Type (n=38)
Freshman (0-30 credits)
Sophomore (31-60 credits)
Junior (61-90 credits)
Senior (91 or more credits)
2013-2014 STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
28.95%
71.05%
Fall Students (n=38)
New StudentsReturning Students
42.11%
57.89%
Enrollment (n=38)
Part time (1-11 credits)
Full Time (12 or more credits)
2013-2014 STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
36.84%
7.89%
5.26%7.89%2.63%
5.26%5.26%
28.95%
Student Ethnicity (n=38) Alaska Native
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Pacific Islander
Unknown
White
76.32%
18.42%
5.26%
Student Age (n=38)
Age 16-21Age 22Age 23
21.05%
78.95%
Student Housing (n=38)
On Campus Off Campus
65.79%
26.32%
5.26%2.63%
Enrollment Changes (n-38)
Still Registered - ALL
Withdraw - 1 class
Withdraw - 2 or more classes
Total Withdrawal
PERSISTENCE FALL TO SPRING
Anchorage Other Campuses Total66%
68%
70%
72%
74%
76%
78%
80%
82%
84%
86%
84%
77%
82%
2012-20132013-2014
FALL GPA
Ancho
rage
[n=27
]
Other
Cam
puse
s [n
=11
]
Tota
l [n=
38]
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80% 74%
64%
71%
Above 2.0Below 2.0
Ancho
rage
[n=25
]
Other
Cam
puse
s [n
=13
]
Tota
l [n=
38]
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
68%62%
66%
Above 2.0Below 2.0
2012-2013 2013-2014
STUDENT PERSPECTIVES
Gary Lose Ahnie Loncle Neveah Ingham Slade Martin
CONTACTS
Amanda Metivier
Youth Education Coordinator
Child Welfare Academy
907-786-6732
Shawnalee Whitney
Associate Professor of Communication
Special Assistant to the Director, Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence
907-786-4393 voice
RESOURCES
National Workgroup on Foster Care and Education
http://www.casey.org/Resources/Initiatives/NationalWorkingGroup ABA Center on Children and the Law
http://www.americanbar.org/groups/child_law.html Casey Family Programs, Foster Care by the Numbers
http://www.casey.org/Newsroom/MediaKit/pdf/FosterCareByTheNumbers.pdf Alaskan Foster Care Alumni Study
http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/swep/upload/ak_foster_care_alumni_study.pdf State of Alaska Division of Health, Section of Women Children’s, and Family Health
[email protected] Covenant House Alaska, Youth in Crisis Final Report 2010
http://www.iser.uaa.alaska.edu/Publications/CovenantHouse_final100304.pdf
Anchorage School District Child in Transition Program
[email protected] Child Welfare Academy, 2012-2013, 2013-2014 Academic Year