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Colca, Louis A.; Colca, Carole – Children Today, 1996
New York's Transitional Foster Care Program assists adolescents in foster family care in making successful transitions to independent living. The basic principles underlying the program are individualized plans, a multi-level approach, adult learning standards, and reality-based experiences. Variations include a mentor model and a boarder model.…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Child Responsibility, Foster Care, Foster Children