{"id":29549,"date":"2019-11-08T08:23:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T13:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/?p=29549"},"modified":"2019-11-08T08:24:52","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T13:24:52","slug":"independent-living-program-numerous-valuable-services-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/independent-living-program-numerous-valuable-services-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent Living Program | Numerous Valuable Services Available Through ILP  (Children First FFA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><b>Independent Living Program | Numerous Valuable Services Available Through ILP<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The foster care system serves an extremely important role in helping children with unstable family lives make it successfully to adulthood. But what happens next? Sadly, for many foster kids, the future doesn\u2019t look so bright once they are out of the system. It is the goal of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenfirstffa.com\/thp-plus\/\"><b>Independent Living Program<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to improve that outlook.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Services to Prepare<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a big challenge for former foster children to move out on their own and make their way in the world. As many won\u2019t have parents or other adults to fall back on for support during this time, homelessness and joblessness are common. With the help of the <\/span><b>Independent Living Program<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, young adults will be prepared with training in some of the following areas \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Money management and housing\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decision making and self-esteem growth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily life skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding and maintaining steady employment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assistance with pursuing higher education<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exact services which will benefit a given individual will vary from case to case, but having so many options available can help former foster youth move toward a better future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Breaking the Cycle<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Putting a former foster child on firm footing for their adult life will not only benefit that individual, but it will hopefully benefit future generations, as well. If the young adult who has benefitted from the <\/span><b>Independent Living Program<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is able to establish a solid, stable adult life, they will be more likely to care properly for their own children when the time comes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are interested in learning more about becoming a foster parent, contact <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenfirstffa.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children First Foster Family Agency<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenfirstffa.com\/apply-here\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">apply to become a resource parent<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenfirstffa.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children First FFA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a private, non-profit organization in Northern California that is dedicated to helping change lives by providing a safe place for children to heal in a culture of love, acceptance, and consistency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent Living Program | Numerous Valuable Services Available Through ILP The foster care system serves an extremely important role in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6751],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-children-first-ffa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.8 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Independent Living Program | Numerous Valuable Services Available Through ILP<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Independent Living Program | Numerous Valuable Services Available Through ILP | Children First FFA is a private, non-profit organization in N. 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