ILP Program

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What does the ILP Coordinator Do?

  • The ILP Coordinator:
    • Arranges all service delivery to ILP eligible youth.
    • Collaborates with staff and providers to ensure quality of ongoing services.
    • Collaborates with youth, social workers, care providers, and other service providers to ensure the provisions of services and activities so that the youth’s goals are achieved.
    • Assists with ILP event planning and is a resource for locating education or employment resources.
    • Monitors the performance and outcome data for ILP services provided.
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What does the Social Worker II (SW) Do?

  • The Social Worker II:
    • Completes eligibility checks and referrals (i.e., Independent Living Program (ILP), Aftercare, Transitional Housing Placement Plus (THP+), and Extended Foster Care (EFC))
    • Manages ILP-eligible closed cases (i.e., Adoption, Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (Kin-GAP), and Guardianship)
    • Serves as a Children and Family Services (CFS) liaison for Transitional Age Youth (TAY) Centers
    • Completes ILP planning tasks pertaining to upcoming events and/or workshops
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What are Peer and Family Assistants (PFAs)?

  • PFAs are former foster youth who work for Children and Family Services (CFS) to assist current foster youth/young adults ages 16 to 21. PFAs provide ILP services and support while assisting foster youth/young adults with their transition to becoming self-sufficient adults.