What We Do Support Transitions from State Custody
Transitions from State Custody
Are you a under age 22 and presently or formerly under state custody?
Leading healthy, productive lives as adult members of the community requires developing the skills necessary for independent living. Youth Services is here to help.
The purpose of the Youth Services’ Youth Development Program is to prepare teens and young adults for life after foster care or juvenile detention by providing life skills training to teens 15-to 18-years of age. After-care services are available up to age 22.
The program focuses on the following core areas:
- Career, educational, and vocational planning
- Accessing community resources
- Housing, employment, budgeting, and life skills support
For more information contact Youth Services at (802) 257-0361 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . You can also contact the Department of Children and Families at (802) 388-4662 or your case manager for more information.
Lane was an adjudicated youth who was referred to Youth Services’ Reparative Panel and the Street Checker, over three years ago. She was removed permanently from her mother’s custody and has been in a number of foster homes since. Anger was a big issue, as well as school attendance. She maintains strong ties with her mother and a younger sister.
We have grown a relationship in this time, and about 2 years ago she started turning the corner. She has brought up her grades, deescalated her anger and developed into a young adult who mentors many of the area youth who live lives as challenging as her own. She is graduating this week, and looking toward college or a trade school. Her focus is criminal justice.