Kansas
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Resources in your state
Education
Education: College / Higher Ed
Life skills
Rights in Foster Care
The goal of the KKGU Kansas Kids @ GEAR UP program is to assist students with lived foster care experience with graduating from High School and to...
Education
Education: College / Higher Ed
Education & Training Voucher funds, most commonly called ETV, are available to young adults who experienced foster care to assist with attending a...
Youth or Alumni Group
Leadership Opportunity
The Youth Advisory Councils are designed to empower youth by having an organized structure for youth to provide advice and recommendations concerning...
Education
Housing
Life skills
Independent Living Program
Services and supports include, but are not limited to: -Financial support for post secondary education and/or certified training programs, -Room and...
Health care
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires states to provide young adults under 26 with free health insurance (Cover til 26) if they were in foster care...
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Health Care for Former Foster Youth
Did you know that young people from foster care have access to free Medicaid after they turn 18 through their 26th birthday? Qualification to access Medicaid is NOT dependant on employment or education status.