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DCF supports various programs and services for adolescents and young adults including housing, life skills, mentoring, employment/training, educational support, youth advocacy, and healthcare.

 

NJ Youth Resource Spot
LifeSet

The New Jersey Youth Resource Spot provides information on local resources for youth. Users can search Child Protection and Permanency’s (CP&P) policies, learn how to contact a CP&P worker, and email questions to the Office of Adolescent Services.

Youth can also learn how to determine if they're eligible for Wraparound Funds, the Independent Living Stipend, and more.

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LifeSet
LifeSet

LifeSet, A Program of Youth Villages, provides young adults the support and guidance they need to make a successful transition to adulthood. It is one of the largest programs in the United States helping youth formally in foster care and transition-age youth become successful, independent adults.

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YARH - Connecting YOUth in New Jersey
YARH

The Connecting YOUth Project seeks to end homelessness for New Jersey youth currently or previously involved in the child welfare system and assist their successful transition to adulthood.

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Helping Youth Thrive in Placement
HYTIP

DCF is committed to ensuring that children and youth, including those in out-of-home placement, remain connected to people important in their lives and fully participate in their schools, neighborhoods and communities.

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New Jersey Foster Care Scholars Program
NJFC Scholars

The New Jersey Foster Care Scholars Program helps youth aging-out of New Jersey’s foster care system afford a college education or career technical certification.

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Contact Us

DCF Office of Adolescent Services
PO Box 717
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717
609-888-7100
dcf_adolescentservices@dcf.state.nj.us