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Just the Facts: Using Data to Better Meet the Needs of Former Foster Youth in California’s THP-Plus Program. Online Webinar – September 2, 2009 at 10:00 am Presented by the John Burton Foundation Call-in phone number for live audio: 312-878-0218 Access code: 544-732-198. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Online Webinar – September 2, 2009 at 10:00 amPresented by the
John Burton Foundation
Call-in phone number for live audio: 312-878-0218 Access code: 544-732-198
Just the Facts: Using Data to Better Meet the Needs of Former Foster Youth in
California’s THP-Plus Program
Webinar Technical Details
• Call-in phone number for live audio: 312-878-0218; Access code: 544-732-198
• To submit live questions, click on the “Question and Answer” arrow on your screen, type your question, and click “Send.”
Outline of Presentation
• Brief background on THP-Plus
• Methodology
• Demographics
• Employment & Education
• Housing
• Criminal Justice and Assets
• Parenting & Older Youth
• Programmatic and Policy Implications
Today’s Presenters
• Amy Lemley, John Burton Foundation
• Sara Kimberlin, John Burton Foundation
• Michele Byrnes, John Burton Foundation
• Theresa Thurmond, CDSS
• Lynette Stueve, CDSS
THP-Plus at a Glance
• Established by CA Legislature in 2001; first implemented in 2003
• Provides affordable housing and supportive services for a 24 month period to youth, age 18 to 24, who “age out” of foster care
• Program is active in 46 of California’s 58 counties; there are 90 providers
Growth in THP-Plus Capacity
167
2,359
1,287
502
10150
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
2,359 youth were served by THP-Plus in FY 2008-09
Methodology
• PTS implemented 7/1/08
• Includes data from 35 of 41 implementing counties (~90% of total youth)
• Data in analysis from program entrance
• 27 data elements collected at program entrance
• Sample size range: 288 to 1,049 youth
– 80% of analyses include 700+ youth
• All reported findings are statistically significant
Demographic Summary
% n
San Francisco Bay Area
23% 1049
Sacramento County 8%
Other Northern California
21%
Subtotal Northern California
52%
San Diego County 24%
Los Angeles County 13%
Other Southern California
11%
Subtotal Southern California
48%
% n
Female 65% 1003
Male 35%
Black 42% 989
White non-Hispanic 23%
Hispanic 20%
Native American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Multi-racial, or Other
15%
Age 18 to 20 82% 1049
Age 21 to 24 18%
Self-identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender
6% 770
Educational Attainment: Most youth enter THP-Plus with a H.S diploma or GED
Some high school, 30%
High school or GED, 69%
AA or BA, 1%
Highest Educational Attainment at Entrance
Educational Status: Strong majority not enrolled in school at program entrance
Academic Status at Program Entrance
High school/GED, 15%
Community college, 22%
Four-year college, 2%
Not enrolled, 61%
Employment Status: Majority of entrants not employed
Employed, 45%
Seeking employment, 45%
Not employed; not seeking , 10%
Employment Status at Program Entrance
Employment: Those employed are employed marginally
Median wage $8.50
Received public benefits 23%
Received other types of financial support 19%
Median monthly income $700
Percentage of youth with no income 27%
Wage and Benefit Status at Program Entrance
36% of youth enter THP-Plus “disconnected”
Criminal Justice & Assets
Involved with juvenile probation 17%
Incarcerated for adult offense prior to entering THP-Plus 9%
Received adult criminal conviction prior to entering THP-Plus 7%
Had bank account 54%
Had health insurance 85%
Reported a permanent connection with a caring adult 93%
Criminal Justice
Assets
Housing Immediately Prior to THP-Plus
% n
Foster care 30% 749
Living with relative or others with free rent
23%
Renting own or shared housing 15%
Supportive housing program 9%
Other housing 4%
Homeless, emergency shelter, or other unstable housing
19%
Experienced homelessness prior to THP-Plus
39% 690
Older Youth in THP-Plus
Experienced Homelessness Prior to THP-Plus
56%
35%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Age 18 to 20 Age 21 to 24
(p<0.0005, n=690)
Older Youth in THP-Plus
Custodial Parent at Entrance to THP-Plus
10%
18%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Age 18 to 20 Age 21 to 24
(p<0.005, n=1049)
Parenting Youth in THP-Plus
37%
49%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Not custodial parent Custodial parent
(p<0.05, n=690)
Experienced Homelessness Prior to Entrance
49%
22%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Not custodial parent Custodial parent
(p<0.0005, n=737)
Parenting Youth in THP-Plus
Employed at Program Entrance
Parenting Youth in THP-Plus
42%
25%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Not custodial parent Custodial parent
(p<0.0005, n=737)
Attending School at Program Entrance
Parenting Youth in THP-Plus
31%
59%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
Not custodial parent Custodial parent
(p<0.0005, n=741)
“Disconnected” at Program Entrance
Demographics: What questions do the data raise?
• Why are we serving more young women than young men?
• Are program materials, policies and curricula sensitive to sexual orientation?
• Are programs providing full-family case management?
• How are programs addressing the needs of non-custodial parents?
• 65% of participants are female
• 6% of youth report they are LGBTQQ
• 12% of youth entering THP-Plus are custodial parents
• 13% of youth entering THP-Plus are non-custodial parents
Housing:What questions do the data raise?
• Is transition planning beginning early enough?
• What needs may a youth entering from homelessness present?
• What permanency efforts are underway for the remaining 95% of participants?
• What possibilities for permanence are there with relatives with which youth lived prior to entering?
• Less than 1 in 3 enter directly from foster care
• 1 in 5 youth enter directly from homelessness; 39% have experienced homelessness
• 5% of youth enter a host family
• 23% of youth enter THP-Plus from a housing setting where they were living with a relative free of rent
Education, Employment & Criminal Justice:What questions do the data raise?
• How do we structure rent in the first three months of THP-Plus?
• What options for subsidized employment exist?
• Is 24 months enough time for youth to be economically prepared?
• Are staff members trained in sealing juvenile records?
• 27% of youth enter with no income
• 55% of youth enter unemployed
• Over 1 in 3 youth enter “disconnected”: neither employed nor in school
• 17% of entering youth were formerly involved with juvenile probation
Parenting & Older Youth:What questions do the data raise?
• How are programs meeting the needs of older youth?
• Are programs equipped to serve homeless families?
• Are programs assisting parents with accessing affordable child care?
• Older youth more likely to have experienced homelessness and be custodial parent
• Custodial parents are more likely to have experienced homelessness
• Custodial parents less like likely to be employed or attending school
More analysis to be conducted…
Questions you can answer about your program:• What is the average wage gain?• Many additional questions can be answered
on provider and county levels
• Consider developing policy internship for MSW, MPP and PhD students in your area
• JBF is available to help with technical details of data export process
• 2010 policy brief will analyze entrance to exit outcomes
Questions or comments?
Enter questions on your screen now by clicking the “Question and Answer” arrow, typing your question, and clicking “Send.”
Or direct later questions or comments to:
Amy LemleyJohn Burton Foundation
(415) [email protected]
Michele ByrnesJohn Burton Foundation
(415) [email protected]