Connected By 25's mission is to ensure foster care youth are educated, housed, financially stable, employed, and connected to a support system by age 25

Indiana Education & Training Voucher (ETV)

Program:Providing Educational Opportunities

for Foster Youth

Suzanna ChavezConnected By 25October 15, 2011

Agenda

• New provider

• What is ETV?

• Who is eligible for ETV?

• What can ETV fund?

• Indiana ETV website

• Tips & suggestions

Introduction - ETV

• Connected By 25 – new provider

• Federal funds, state administered− Indiana Department of Child Services− Connected By 25

• Provides financial resources − former and current foster youth− post-secondary education costs

• Up to $5,000 per academic year

• Applicable educational expenses -

examples

ETV Eligibility

• Foster care case closed on or after 18th birthday

• In foster care on the 18th birthday and age out

• In foster care and 17 years old or older and will

remain in care until 18th birthday

• Adopted or placed into kinship guardianship

from foster care after 16th birthday

• US citizen or qualified non-citizen

• Less than $10,000 in personal assets

ETV Requirements

• Students must initially apply before their 21st

birthday

• Accepted or enrolled in accredited

degree/certificate program

• Must maintain 2.0 GPA

• Apply online and submit supporting

documentation

• Funding ceases upon 23rd birthday

Indiana ETV Website

• www.indianaetv.org

• “One stop”

• Online application process

Indiana ETV Website cont

Links to navigate site

Will change

to important deadlines

New logo

coming soon

Registering & Logging In

Applying Online

Supporting Documents

FAQs

Things to Look For

• Continued website development

• Regional specialists

• Secondary fall semester award

• Spring 2012 semester awards

Tips & Suggestions

• Assist youth − navigate website− download and print supporting documents− understand financial realities

• Discuss school selections− the right fit− costs− transferring procedure

Program Contact Information• Mailing address: 1035 Sanders Street, Suite 118

Indianapolis, IN 46203

• Phone: 317.917.8940

Toll free: 855.577.1ETV (1388)

• Fax: 317.917.8943

Toll free: 855.577.2ETV (2388)

• Email: ETV@indianaetv.org