MODIFY Program Fact Sheet

Program Purpose:

To ensure older youth aging out of foster care have the supports to enhance adult self sufficiency.

Program Services:

 
• Short-term financial assistance
• Linkages with needed community supports and resources
• Transportation
• Housing support
• Educational support
• Employment skills

Program Eligibility:

Youth age 18-20 exiting the foster care system, or youth who have left foster care at 18 years old, adopted on or after age 16, or youth with a finalized legal guardianship and have not yet reached age 21.

Program Referral Protocol:

Contact the MODIFY Program at 1-866-720-3605 with:

 
• Youth's Name
• DHHR Worker Name and Phone Number
• Reference Name and Phone Number
• Expected Date of Discharge from the Foster Care System

Former Foster Care Youth can request services themselves by contacting the MODIFY Program Toll Free: 1-866-720-3605