Kroner Mark J
Division of Self-Sufficiency Services, Lighthouse Youth Services, Cincinnati, USA.
New Dir Youth Dev. 2007 Spring(113):51-75, 11. doi: 10.1002/yd.201.
Lighthouse Youth Services in Cincinnati, Ohio, began placing foster youth, ages sixteen to eighteen, in individual apartments and other living arrangements in 1981 as a way of preparing them for life after foster care. The program has assisted over thirteen hundred youth and their children using scattered-site apartments, shared homes, roommate situations, host homes, and subsidized housing. The agency works with referring agencies to develop a transition plan one youth at a time and allows youth to move along a continuum of housing options depending on their level of functioning and behavior. Aftercare services assist youth for years after they leave custody. This chapter includes some case studies and summarizes the author's observations from running the program for the past twenty years.
俄亥俄州辛辛那提市的灯塔青年服务中心于1981年开始将16至18岁的寄养青年安置在独立公寓和其他居住安排中，以此帮助他们为寄养生活后的人生做准备。该项目通过分散式公寓、合住房屋、室友合租、寄宿家庭和补贴住房等方式，已帮助了超过1300名青年及其子女。该机构与转介机构合作，为每一名青年制定一份过渡计划，并根据青年的功能水平和行为，允许他们在一系列住房选择中逐步过渡。后续照护服务在青年离开监护后会持续数年。本章包含一些案例研究，并总结了作者在过去二十年运营该项目过程中的观察结果。
