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Project-Foster Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care Project - CSBG

Jobs created: 1.00
Jobs retained: NA
District: Territory Wide
Award Date: 4/14/2009
ARRA Budget: $128,000.00

Project Overview

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Description:
A total of $163,000 of ARRA CSBG funds under this plan will be used to transition a minimum of 16 youth out of Foster Care accordingly. The project will provide tuition assistance at the University of the Virgin Islands (St. Croix or St. Thomas campus) and housing subsidy for Foster Care Youth ages 18-21, for two college years.
Actual Expense: $128,000.00
Overall Status: Closed
Achievements:
  • A total of $163,000 of ARRA CSBG funds under this plan was used to transition a minimum of 16 youth out of Foster Care accordingly.
  • The project provided tuition assistance at the University of the Virgin Islands (St. Croix or St. Thomas campus) and housing subsidy for Foster Care Youth ages 18-21, for two college years.
  • Twenty-five percent of the grant ($426,000) was used to create jobs for and hire 56 TANF recipients in full-time employment in twenty partnering non-profit organizations. The hires were paid minimum wage. DHS paid 100% of the wages plus the fringe benefit cost.
  • Non-profits were chosen based on their descriptions of the supervision and training the TANF recipients would receive plus a commitment to attempt to retain the successful ones.
  • In the end, the recipients received up to 18 months of subsidized work plus this time did not count against their lifetime 60 months of TANF eligibility.

Benefits of this Project

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St. Croix District
  • 9 female participants; 8 male participants
  • 1 participant moved in with a family member
  • 1 participant signed up and was accepted into the Job Corps Program
  • 1 participant was admitted into a group home
  • 4 participants transitioned into independent living

St. Thomas District

  • 10 participants continued to live in foster homes
  • 1 participant moved into a group home
  • One participant moved into a residential facility - Seaview
  • One participant moved with a family member
  • 6 participants were able to transition to independent living

St. Croix

  • 4 persons enrolled in college full time
  • 1 participant worked toward a GED
  • 2 participants worked full time to pursue higher education on a part time basis
  • 6 worked to complete high school
  • 3 took on full time employment
  • 1 participant applied to the police academy

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