Aftercare Services

Aftercare Services

Aftercare Services

Overview

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

  • Counselor consultations
  • Emergency financial assistance (If you are in PESS only)
  • Emergency financial assistance (If you are in PESS only)
  • Financial literacy skills training
  • Job and Career skills training
  • Life skills classes
  • Mental Health Services
  • Mentoring or tutoring
  • Parenting classes
  • Substance abuse counseling
  • Temporary financial assistance

Eligibility Requirements

  • Applied for services before your 23rd birthday
  • Completed an Aftercare Services Plan or My Pathways to Success Plan which is reassessed every three months.
  • Completed an Application for Aftercare Services
  • Resident of the State of Florida
  • Turned 18 while in the legal custody of DCF or spent at least six months in out of home care after turning 14 years old and were not reunified with a parent/guardian.

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

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