CHAFEE app for pub comment

JOHN H. CHAFEE FOSTER CARE INDEPENDENCE PROGRAMMICHIGAN FY 2001 - 2004 APPLICATION OUTLINEPart I - Program Plan NarrativePart I of the application is the detailed narrative of the State plan addressing the applicablesections of the Act. The following components must be included in the narrative section ofthe State plan:1. Provide a statement that identifies the State agency or agencies thatadministers, supervises or oversees the programs carried out under the plan(Section 477(b)(2)).The Michigan Family Independence Agency235 S. Grand Ave., Ste. 501Lansing, MI 489092. Provide a statement that indicates that the State agency will cooperate innational evaluations of the effects of the independent living programsimplemented to achieve its purposes (Section 477(b)(2)(F)).The State of Michigan will cooperate in national evaluations pertaining to theeffectiveness of the independent living programs implemented to achieve itspurposes.3. Describe how the State has designed and conducts its programs to achieve thepurposes of section 477(b)(2)(A) and section 477(a)(1-5) of the Act to:a) Help youth make the transition to self-sufficiency;Michigan enhanced its foster care policy effective May 1, 2000 to assure provisionof independent living services to all youth entering foster care at age 14 through age20. (See Attachment A, Foster Care policy manual, section 722-7, p. 22)Independent living preparation skills are assessed for each youth as being adequateor ...