Foster Care Youth in RHY Programs - Information MemorandumEarlier this year, many of you requested guidance on youth who run from foster care and enter an RHY shelter. Both the Administration on Children and Families' Acting Assistant Secretary, Mark Greenberg, and the Family and Youth Services Bureau's (FYSB) Associate Commissioner, William Bentley heard your voices. So, in September, Mr. Bentley, issued a letter informing you of the forthcoming guidance and committing FYSB to working with the Children's Bureau. We, along with the Children's Bureau, are pleased to provide you with specific guidance on this topic in the form of the attached Information Memorandum (IM). This IM, titled, "Foster Care Youth in RHY Programs - Information Memorandum," gives guidance on the appropriate provision of services for youth who run away from foster care and come in contact with runaway and homeless youth programs. Published November 2014 |