About this Training: Wisconsin’s foster care system supports youth moving into adulthood through the Chafee Foster Care Program, which provides independent living services like life skills coaching, academic support, and career training through regional Transition Resource Agencies (TRAs). Services include Brighter Star funding for educational and vocational costs, support for housing and transportation, and assistance with extended foster care to age 21. The goal is to help youth develop self-sufficiency, permanent connections, and overall success through a youth-driven, youth-centered approach.
About The Series: Transition Talks Tuesdays is a collaborative effort to provide students, families, educators, and community members with important information they need to know before a student turns 18 years old. We will cover a number of major areas that need to be considered. This fall we are inviting in some partners you might not be aware of and asking them “how do you support adolescents moving into adulthood and their families?”
Other Events in the 2025 Series:
- September 23 - What's After High School?
- September 30 - Wisconsin Technical College System
- October 7 - Wisconsin FACETS
- October 21 - Youth Health Transition Initiative
- October 28 - Wisconsin Statewide Parent-Educator Initiative (WSPEI)
- November 11 - Wisconsin’s Independent Living Centers
- November 18 - Wisconsin Transition Improvement Grant
- November 25 - Juvenile Corrections
- December 2 - TBC: Wisconsin’s Foster Care System
Who should attend? Family members, self-advocates, educators, social workers, therapists, providers, community members – anyone who wants to understand some of pieces involved in becoming an adult if you have a disability or special health care need.
Presented by: The Wisconsin Youth Health Transition Initiative at the Waisman Center.
FFI: Contact Timothy S. Markle at tmarkle@wisc.edu
EVERYONE IS INVITED!
