This report presents findings from a two-year national project examining the education and employment outcomes for youth transitioning out of care. It provides recommendations about the types of services to provide, the importance of partnerships and the enhancement of policy.

This chapter from Challenging Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare: Research, Policy, and Practice (2011) explores the literature and data on racial and ethnic differences in foster care alumni outcomes. (Abstract).

This chapter from Improving outcomes for children and families: Finding and using international evidence (2011) summarizes qualitative data from interviews with alumni of foster care. (Abstract).

This article presents results from a study that examined the relationship between history of homelessness and current mental health symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among 542 alumni of foster care. (Abstract).

This article uses data from the Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth and the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study to examine whether there are racial or ethnic differences in foster youth outcomes and, if so, whether those differences can be explained by factors other than race or ethnicity. (Abstract).

This article uses case record reviews documenting youth experiences before and during care between 1966 and 1998 to explore differences in outcomes between white alumni of foster care and American Indian/Alaska Native alumni. (Abstract)

Published in 2010 by Oxford University Press, this book presents a model foster care program that promises to revolutionize the way policymakers, administrators, case workers, and researchers think about protecting our most vulnerable youth. (Summary).

This chapter from the book How Does Foster Care Work explores outcomes experienced by the alumni of foster care who participated in Casey Family Programs' National Alumni Study.

The Foster Care Alumni Studies projects document the life experiences, challenges, and successes of over two thousand adults who were formerly in out-of-home care.

GetSET helps youth in foster care become more self-sufficient as they prepare to transition to independent living.

This study examines the experience of young people while they were in care with Casey Family Programs. It also analyzes their outcomes after leaving care. Casey's Young Adult Survey has been conducted every year between 2004 and 2006. This summary report includes combined findings for all three years of data collection.