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Transitional Youth. Vermont Takes Action to Better the Futures of Youth Aging Out of State Custody

Published March 24, 2008

Vermont Takes Action to Better the Futures of Youth Aging Out of State Custody

After years of dogged advocacy on behalf of Vermont youth aging out of state custody, changes were made in 2007 that will greatly benefit many of these young people. In a bi-partisan effort, all three branches of government, advocacy and provider groups, as well as youth themselves, organized to study, to make recommendations and, ultimately, to act to better the future for these young adults. Read this Issue Brief