OAR 413-030-0410
Eligibility for Youth Transition Services
(1)
Life skills training. A child, young adult or former foster child must meet the following eligibility criteria for life skills training:(a)
Be a child 14 years of age or older or a young adult who is in substitute care through the state or a federally recognized tribal nation’s child welfare system; or(b)
Be a former foster child (under age 24).(2)
Independent living housing subsidy. A child or young adult must meet the following eligibility criteria for independent living housing subsidy:(a)
Be 16 years of age or older.(b)
Be in the care and custody of the Department.(c)
Be engaged in full-time activity, unless unable to engage in full-time activity due to COVID.(d)
Have had at least one prior substitute care placement.(e)
Have the approval of the court to participate in the independent living housing subsidy service.(f)
If a high school diploma has not been achieved, the child or young adult must be working actively to achieve a high school diploma or GED.(g)
The child or young adult must be enrolled concurrently in skill-building services.(3)
Chafee housing. A former foster child must meet the following eligibility criteria for Chafee housing:(a)
Be 18 years of age or older but not yet 21 years of age, or, on or after May 1, 2021 as necessary during times of a declared state or national emergency, be 18 years of age or older but not yet 24 years of age.(b)
Have been in substitute care on or after age 14;(c)
Be engaged in full-time activity. This requirement is waived for former foster youth who are unable to engage in full-time activity due to COVID.(d)
Have at least four hours of paid employment per week. This requirement is waived for former foster youth who are unable to obtain employment due to COVID.(e)
If a high school diploma has not been achieved, the former foster child must be actively working to achieve a high school diploma or GED.(f)
Be enrolled in skill-building services.(g)
The child or young adult is only eligible for Chafee housing and an education and training voucher when the cost of room and board is not included in calculation of the cost of attendance.(4)
Education and training grant. A child, young adult, or former foster child must meet the following eligibility criteria for an education and training grant:(a)
Be adopted or entered a guardianship after Sept. 1, 2015, at 13 years of age or older through the Department; or(b)
Be 16 years of age or older and currently in substitute care through the state or one of the federally recognized tribal nation; or(c)
Have been dismissed from substitute care after reaching 14 years of age.(d)
The child, young adult or former foster child may remain eligible until he or she reaches 27 years of age.(e)
The child, young adult or former foster child must be making satisfactory progress in their area of study, as determined by the postsecondary institution, in order to continue receiving the grant. This criteria has been waived through September 30, 2021.(f)
The child, young adult or former foster child may receive the grant for a maximum of 5 years (whether or not the years are consecutive).(g)
The former foster child is only eligible for Chafee housing and an education and training voucher when the cost of room and board is not included in calculation of the cost of attendance.(5)
Youth Transition discretionary funds. A child, young adult, or former foster child must be eligible for skill-building services as a prerequisite to eligibility for discretionary fund resources.(6)
Services that may be utilized in the transition to independent living, as appropriate and available, when the child, young adult, or former foster child (under age 24) meets all other eligibility requirements, include, but are not limited to:(a)
Flex funds as described in OAR chapter 413, division 053;(b)
Payments made for special or extraordinary needs as described in OAR 413-090-0300 (Purpose) to 413-090-0380 (Children in Non-Reimbursed Placement at Oregon State Hospital and Other Non-Reimbursed Providers);(c)
Other resources provided through the Department of Human Services such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program benefits, vocational rehabilitation, teen pregnancy prevention, Aging and People with Disabilities, or the Office of Developmental Disabilities Services; and(d)
Other state or community health care programs.
Source:
Rule 413-030-0410 — Eligibility for Youth Transition Services, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=413-030-0410.