House Bill 21-1094 Foster Youth in Transition Program created the Foster Youth Successful Transition to Adulthood grant program, which requires the implementation of an advisory committee. The purpose of the Colorado Foster Youth Successful Transition to Adulthood Grant Program Advisory Board is to review the state grant program and provide recommendations to the state department on the following items:
- Implementation of the state grant program;
- Funding models and allocation methodologies, including consultation with the advisory board before the state department allocates funding received through the federal John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (42 U.S.C. Sec. 677) for the grant program;
- Content for grant program applications; and
- Scoring methodology for grant program application review.
- Meetings
- Agendas and Minutes
- Membership
Name Organization/program Role Derek Blake Colorado Department of Human Services Staff member with administrative responsibility for programming through John H. Chaffee Foster Care Program Kippi Clausen Rural Collective Director of Runaway Homeless Youth Providers Twyla Esquibel Colorado Department of Higher Education Designee of the Executive Director of the Department of Higher Education Carlton Mason CASA of the 7th Director of Runaway Homeless Youth Providers Elizabeth "Lizzie" Guyberson Youth Who has Participated in the Federal John H. Chaffee Program Britta Blodgett Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Managing Director of the Colorado Workforce Development Council, or Designee Sarah Bay Jefferson County Department of Human Services Director of County Department of Human Services Portia Morris El Paso County Department of Human Services Director of County Department of Human Services - Resources