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Status of Current Youth Transition Efforts (continued)

• Training and Youth Transition Program Service Provision Education and Awareness
• Development of Youth Transition Programs and Collaborative Efforts with Federal and State Agencies
• Housing Support for Older Youth in Care and Quality Assurance
• Life Skills Caseworker Services and Youth Leadership Development Activities
• Support for Post-Secondary Educational Aspirations
• Community Mentoring Program for Older Youth in Care
• Additional Youth Transition Program Support

Additional Youth Transition Program Support:

The Department's Commissioner continues to assign a Special Assistant to the Youth Transition Program to access business, political, and media resources for the benefit of older youth being served by the Youth Transition Program. The Special Assistant has been successful in getting some funding for things like an annual college scholarship award and funds to purchase items for other youth in care during the Christmas season. The Special Assistant has also solicited support by speaking to various community groups such as local Lions Clubs and other community groups. In addition, the Special Assistant has a contact at Fleet Bank who is in a position to authorize donations of funds for scholarships, or for other Youth Transition Program activities that benefit youth in care. We will continue to utilize the services of the Commissioner's Special Assistant to access both cash and in-kind support for the Youth Transition Program in Maine.

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