STATE OF NEVADA - Division of Child and Family Services

Presented NYTD to two annual Youth Conferences and to several Statewide Youth Advisory Board meetings.
Surveyed youth at the above events as to how best to survey targeted youth including various marketing
techniques and strategies and the use of incentives.
Contracted with Face 2 Face Technologies for development of a NYTD business process.
Presented NYTD to a Statewide Independent Living group which included both administrative and line staff from
all child welfare agencies throughout the state.
Expanded the NYTD Workgroup to include representatives from all child welfare agencies statewide. Members of
the workgroup include both administrative and line staff.
The NYTD Workgroup has drafted statewide NYTD Policy and Practice Standards to be approved by the
Administration within the next several months.
NYTD Workgroup members will train their individual agency’s staff on NYTD Policy and Practice.
Contracted and partnered with FosterClub for marketing and completion of the survey.
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DCFS will encourage all youth to register with FosterClub and require all target population to register.
Marketing materials will be provided by FosterClub regarding both information about their site and the
importance of NYTD. Materials include, but are not limited to, training materials for child welfare staff
members on the importance of NYTD.
o Baseline youth will complete the NYTD Survey with their caseworker within 45 days after their 17 th
birthday. They will be able to list their UNITY (Nevada’s SACWIS) Person ID in their Profile with
FosterClub. This will enable “dump” of survey data from FosterClub site to UNITY.
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FosterClub will also maintain a system of contact with youth as they age out of care.
DCFS marketing materials have been disseminated throughout the state. This includes flyers, NYTD Guidebook,
information in the Nevada Youth Advisory Board’s Newsletter, and on the DCFS Website.
DCFS’ Independent Living Contract Providers statewide will be required to maintain contact with all youth who
age out of care and participated in the Baseline Survey. Contract Providers currently provide all aftercare
services for youth who have aged out of care and are the most appropriate means of contact.
Contract Providers will assist in contacting all NYTD Follow-Up youth and facilitate their completion of the NYTD
survey within 45 days of their 19 th and 21 st birthday. The survey will again be hosted on the FosterClub website.
EDUCATION TRAINING VOUCHER PROGRAM (ETV)
The State was recently awarded $483,443 for 2010 which will serve youth during the period of July 1, 2010 to June 30,
2011.
DCFS supervises the ETV program and distributes ETV funds to eligible youth through a sub-grant to a community nonprofit
organization. Its new community partner, The Children’s Cabinet, has been successful in improving the provision of
ETV services to our youth. The Children’s Cabinet has designated one staff person to administer the funding allowing
youth statewide to have one point of contact. A toll-free number is provided and the application along with program rules
is provided on the Children’s Cabinet website. Brochures have been distributed statewide to all IL providers and child
welfare agencies.
Information on the Educational Training Vouchers can also be found on the DCFS website and link to the IL Program.
PROGRAM GOALS
Planning for and assisting and preparing youth to achieve educational success for future self sufficiency remains a
consistent goal of the Independent Living Program.
1. Assist youth to make the transition to self-sufficiency.
Eligible foster youth’s educational goals are developed with youth and their Social Worker/IL Advisor in the youth’s
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