Foster Care to Youth Independent Living

Youth who achieve 18 years of age while residing in Foster Care may be eligible for Youth Independent Living.

  1. Access the case through Person Search or enter the Case Number in the quick search field from Task Navigation and click Go.  The Case Summary page displays.

  2. Add the Youth Independent Living (IL) program block. See Add New Program.  

NOTE: An Administrative Role of PPS Payee must be established on the Youth Independent Living (IL) program block.

  1. Click the View Details button in the Youth Independent Living (IL) program block. The Youth Independent Living (IL) Detail page displays.

  2. Click the Edit button to make the page editable.

  3. Click the Add button in the Administrative Roles section. The Administrative Role Detail page displays.

  1. Click the Save and Return button. The Youth Independent Living (IL) Detail page displays in view mode.

  2. Click the Save and Return button. The Case Summary page displays.  

  3. Assign a worker to the Youth Independent Living (IL) program block. See Assign a Worker ID on a Pending Program – Non-Medical.

  4. Select Eligibility from Global Navigation and Customer Information from Local Navigation. The Contact Summary page displays.

  5. Click the Add button. The Address Detail page displays.

NOTE: If the physical address and mailing address are different, each must be entered separately.

  1. Click the Save and Return button. The Select Address page displays with the Normalized Address.

  2. Select the correct address.

NOTE: Only select the User-entered Address if the Normalized Address is incorrect. Make sure the County is correct.

  1. Click the Select button. The Effective Dating Confirmation List page displays with the current address information and the previous address information.

  2. Click the Save button. The Contact Summary page displays with the updated address.

  3. Select Manual EDBC from Task Navigation. See Manual EDBC – Youth Independent Living.

  4. Verify the Aid Code in the Youth Independent Living (IL) program block is correct.

  5. Edit Review Due Month to 6 months from Program Begins on date.  See Edit the Review Date for detailed steps.

  6. Discontinue the Foster Care program block. See Discontinue Foster Care.

  7. Discontinue the Medical program block. See Discontinue PPS Medical.