Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Cook County presents "Filling the Gaps: Creating Stepping Stones to Success for Older Youth," a appointment ablution its new initiative, Creating Independent Transitions for Youth (CITY). The appointment is appointed for Tuesday, April 14, 2009 in Chicago. The featured apostle will be Dr. Amy Dworsky, Senior Researcher at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. Filling the Gaps: Creating Stepping Stones to Success for Older Youth National Review of Policies and Program Supporting Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth.
Chicago, IL -- Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Cook County presents Filling the Gaps: Creating Stepping Stones to Success for Older Youth, a appointment ablution its new initiative, Creating Independent Transitions for Youth (CITY). The appointment is appointed for Tuesday, April 14, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the UIC Forum amid at 725 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60608.
The featured apostle will be Dr. Amy Dworsky, Senior Researcher at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. Dr. Dworsky will altercate "National Review of Policies and Program Supporting Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care" and "Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth."
Filling the Gaps: Creating Stepping Stones to Success for Older Youth is a chargeless event, acknowledgment to a acceptable admission from the Louis R. Lurie Foundation. Registration is accessible at http://www.casacookcounty.org
Because Every Child Deserves a Safe Permanent Home
About the CITY Initiative
There are about 3,000 abused and alone adolescence age 16 and earlier in the Child Protection Division of Cook County Juvenile Court.
CASA of Cook County developed CITY in acknowledgment to the alarming amount of abused and negelcted adolescence in Cook County who are advancing to age out of advance affliction after abiding homes and support. CITY recruits, trains and supervises advance Advocates to plan with advance adolescence age 16 and earlier to appraise their alone needs and determine-with the abetment of the cloister and all complex parties-the casework and accoutrement bare to reflect anniversary adolescent person's alone goals of independence. Volunteers adviser the youth's accepted active bearings for assurance and account and advice adolescence reconnect with continued ancestors associates in adjustment to advance abiding admiring relationships.
Youth account from accepting a CITY Advocate in assorted ways. Because anniversary advance is assigned to alone one case at a time, the adolescence accept the alone absorption they deserve and are able to body a dupe accord with their volunteer. Through approved and absolute advice amid the adolescence and Advocate, the youth's wants, needs and desires for their approaching are acutely announced to the court. Most importantly, adolescence activate to accept how to advocate for themselves and how to become successful, advantageous associates of their communities.
About CASA of Cook County
For about 25 years, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Cook County has been allowance abused and alone accouchement complex in the Juvenile Court and advance affliction arrangement of Cook County. CASA of Cook County provides caring advance advocates to accomplish a life-long aberration for children.
Advocates are appointed by a adjudicator and assigned to one case at a time, confined as an absolute articulation for abused and alone accouchement in court. Volunteers advocate for safe, abiding homes for these accouchement to breach the aeon of bribery and neglect. CASA volunteers advice ensure that accouchement accept adapted casework and analysis by apart ecology a child's situation, anecdotic association resources, and accommodating in the cloister process.
For added information, appointment http://www.casacookcounty.org
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