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Developmental disability youth need support while transitioning out of state care and the transition from foster care to independent living can be challenging. Below are some community resources that can help.
National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice & Permanency Planning
This agency offers a very thorough resource page for families with disabled foster youth.
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/info_services/children-with-disabilities.html
Youth with Disabilities Aging Out of Foster Care: Issues and Support Strategies
This article addresses the unique needs of foster youth with disabilities and best practices in the transition planning process.
http://ici.umn.edu/products/impact/191/over16.html
National Council on Disability
Youth with Disabilities in the Foster Care System: Barriers to Success and Proposed Policy Solutions ? This report, directed to the President from the NCD, describes policy recommendations that focuses on improving coordination, holding systems accountable, developing leadership, improving transitions to adulthood and educational outcomes for disabled foster youth, and better data-sharing & information management.
http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2008/FosterCareSystem_Report.html
United Cerebral Palsy
Because atleast one-third of the more than 500,000 children and youth in American foster care systems today may have disabilities, this page is a good link for resources if you are fostering a youth with this condition.
http://www.ucp.org/ucp_generaldoc.cfm/1/9/10020/10020-10020/6622
May Institute
This Atlanta-based organization provides comprehensive, research-validated services to children and adults with autism, brain injury, mental retardation, pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), and behavioral healthcare needs.
http://www.mayinstitute.org
The Vashti Center for Children & Families
Serves children with Oppositional Behavior, ADD, Anxiety Disorders, Poor Motivation for School, Problems with Impulse Control, Verbal Aggression, Poor Coping Skills, Depression and Poor Interpersonal Skills. This organization is also a second chance home for teen mothers and their infant and toddler children.
http://www.vashti.org/html/services.htm
The Methodist Home for Children & Youth
This organization serves youth from dependent or neglected backgrounds; physical, emotional or sexual abuse victims; oppositional and defiant, verbal and/or physically aggressive youth; youth with learning disabilities, school problems or truancy issues; youth who need shelter or protection due to economic, circumstantial or legal issues.
http://www.themethodisthome.org/programs.htm
Metro Atlanta Respite & Developmental Services
MARDS is the largest facility-based day, after-school and respite care provider in Metropolitan Atlanta for the physically and developmentally challenged, as well as typical children.
http://www.mards.org
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