Chafee
What is Chafee?
It is The Chafee Foster Care Independence Act of 1999. This federal act gives money to the State of Tennessee and other states to provide programs and services designed to assist foster youth make the transition from foster care to adulthood.
Who is eligible?
- Current or former foster youth that were in care until the age of eighteen or were likely to remain in care until they turned eighteen and have not reached their 21st birthday
- Youth that were adopted from foster care after the age of 15 and have not reached their 21st birthday.
Services that Chafee provides to assist youth in the transition to self-sufficiency:
- Education
- Training and services necessary to obtain employment
- Preparation for and entry into postsecondary training and educational institutions
- Personal and emotion support
- Financial
- Housing
- Counseling
- Employment
- Education
Post-secondary assistance is available to assist you with paying for tuition, housing, books and supplies.
This can be for a vocational school, community college, college or public/private university
Also, check out our links regarding other scholarships and grants. Former foster youth can get additional funding from the HOPE scholarship and there is also a Governor’s Scholarship for Foster Youth that you may qualify for!
To learn more about the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) and the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independent Living Act of 1999, visit the following links:
National: http://www.casey.org/Resources/Publications/ChafeeFAQ.htm
Tennessee: http://www.state.tn.us/youth/tnindependentliving/index.html
ETV
What is an ETV?
What is an ETV?
ETV stands for Educational Training Voucher. An ETV is a post-secondary education program that can provide youth with up to $5000.00 a year towards post-secondary education in universities, colleges, vocational-technical schools and educational needs such as books and computers.
Who is eligible? Youth 18-23 who age out of foster care at 18, were likely to age out of foster care at 18, or were adopted after age 16 years from foster care. Youth who are 21 are still eligible for ETV until they are 23 years old as long as long as they are enrolled in a postsecondary education or training program and are making satisfactory progress toward completion of that program.
- Tuition Assistance
- Books, fees, supplies
- Up to $5,000 per year per youth total
