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Summary

Postsecondary Education Services offered tutoring, counseling, and preparation for college entrance exams, with the aim of improving financial well-being and employment and supporting asset building among youth in foster care.

Postsecondary Education Services included college or vocational training, counseling, tutoring, and preparation for college entrance exams through the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP). The intervention served youth in foster care who turned 17 in 2011. Youth could receive services at any point between March 2011 and September 2015. Services were offered to youth across the United States. Intervention participants also could receive any other CFCIP-offered services, including other asset-building services such as budgeting and financial education.

Populations and employment barriers: Young adults (aged 16-24)

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Implementation details

Characteristics of research participants
Black or African American
32%
White
53%
Asian
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
More than one race
5%
Unknown or not reported
7%
Hispanic or Latino of any race
18%
No state or region specified.

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