Abstract
Statistics regarding youth who age out of the Foster Care System show that many fail to succeed on their own which leads to them facing homelessness, imprisonment, gang involvement, and other negative outcomes due to the lack of support. Despite new legislation to provide funding for Independent living programs for youth who age out of Foster Care and a plethora of available after care program options, many former foster youth find themselves in dire situations, ill prepared to survive on their own. The purpose of this project is the development of a community program to serve emancipated foster youth after they complete an independent living program. Providing this on-going support to this population will aid in their successful transition to adulthood.