Aftercare Services
The Aftercare program is a temporary program intended to provide you with a safety net. Services are designed to help you transition either to independence or to help you become eligible for Extended Foster Care (EFC), Post-Secondary Education Supports and Services (PESS), Extended Maintenance Adoption Subsidy (EMAS) or Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (EGAP).
Services Can Include
- Mentoring or tutoring
- Mental Health Services
- Substance abuse counseling
- Life skills classes
- Parenting classes
- Job and Career skills training
- Counselor consultations
- Temporary financial assistance
- Financial literacy skills training
- Emergency financial assistance (If you are in PESS only)
Eligibility Requirements:
- Turned 18 while in the legal custody of the Department OR spent at least six months in out of home care after turning 14 years old and were not reunified with a parent/guardian.
- Resident of the State of Florida
- Applied for services before your 23rd birthday:
- Completed an Application for Aftercare Services
- Completed an Aftercare Services Plan or My Pathways to Success Plan which is reassessed every three months.
Eligibility Ends:
- You have turned 23 years of age
- You are not meeting the requirements in your Aftercare Services Plan
- You have established eligibility and applied for EFC, PESS, EGAP or EMAS.
For More Information
For questions regarding eligibility visit:
- Florida’s Independent Living Resource Center, https://www.danielkids.org/our-programs/floridas-i-l-resource-center/ serves as an information clearinghouse to address all areas of Independent Living Services
- 1-844-ILYOUTH ((844) 459-6884)