Resources for wide-ranging info relevant to young adults

•••• Full of pertinent information, user friendly, and/or aimed at teens
••• Quite a bit of relevant information
•• Good relevant information for some users
• Relevant for particular topics, not for everyone.

•••• SRS Independent Living Program
This SRS link describes the Independent Living Program in Kansas and the services and supports given to youth during the transition to adulthood. Some services include supports to complete secondary and post secondary education, training programs, room and board assistance, life skills, leadership opportunities and the Medical Card Extension Program. Check it out!
 
•••• Children’s Alliance of Kansas
With the mission of producing healthy and sustaining families through connectedness and cooperation across all public and private entities, the Children’s Alliance of Kansas site has great resources.  
 
•••• Check out the Choices program for pre-teens and teens to make better decisions!
 
••• Transition from foster care to adulthood in Kansas
If you’re interested in policy, this link provides the Kansas policy that describes the transition from foster care to adulthood, including information about age limits, the discharge process, available programming, juvenile court, and other related legislation. Check it out!
 
•••• Foster Club:
A national network for youth in foster care. Foster Club's mission is to provide encouragement, motivation, information, education, and benefits for foster youth. At our web sites, kids are asking questions and getting answers. They discover other successful former youth in care through our "Reach for the Stars" program, send in opinions about their foster care experience, get recognition for overcoming obstacles, enter our contests (where everyone wins!), and more. Our publications give youth tools to help then anticipate and succeed.
LINK: http://fosterclub.com/

••• Teen Central-Anonymous Help-line:
For teens, by teens just like you! Developed by experts in teen counseling and psychology. Professionally monitored. A password-protected, safe cyber-space for teens to work out their issues. Brought to you by KidsPeace, the leader in teen crisis counseling. Access to this site is directed at pre-teens, teens and young adults.
LINK: http://www.teencentral.net/

•• Casey Life Skills:
Budgeting, parenting, cleaning, paying for college, etc. Here you will find free and easy to use tools to help young people prepare for adulthood. The life skills assessments provide instant feedback. Customized learning plans provide a clear outline of next steps, and the accompanying teaching resources are available for free or at a minimal cost.
LINK: http://www.caseylifeskills.org/

•• National Network for Youth:
Mostly for homeless/runaway youth, the National Network is committed to ensuring that opportunities for growth and development be available to youth everywhere. The youth we work with face greater odds due to abuse and neglect, homelessness, lack of resources, community prejudice, differing abilities, and other life challenges. For that reason, we are working to create a community of agencies, people and resources to champion the needs of the youth of today and the leaders of tomorrow.
LINK: http://www.nn4youth.org/