Transition to Adulthood Program
Government of Alberta - Ministry of Children and Family Services
- Description
- Helps prepare young adults in and from care to live independently, pursue education, and build their careers.
Service provides:
- help to prepare young adults in and from care to live independently, pursue education, and build their careers
Includes:
- 4 different pathways to help transition to adulthood; the Admissions Team collaborates with young adults to determine which pathway they want based on their strengths, goals, hopes, and dreams
- access to social and emotional transitional supports, mentoring opportunities, life skill development, mental health and addiction supports, help finding work, and cultural connections
- access to standardized monthly financial supports as well as funding towards accommodation expenses
The 4 pathways include:
- Adult Support Services Pathway - connects to lifelong adult supports like Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) and Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD); includes support from a Transition to Adulthood Program (TAP) practitioner while also accessing the adult support services that will help the transition to independence goals
- Stability Pathway - young adults are supported to feel stable and receive help based on individual needs; TAP clients are supported to connect with mental, physical, or addiction supports while continuing to be supported with housing and monthly costs so they can stabilize
- Employment and Career Pathway - access supports that will help with entering the workforce and reaching employment goals; this might look like work search, interview preparation, resume building, and other career planning tools
- Education (Advancing Futures) Pathway - young adults can earn a degree or diploma, learn a trade, receive a certificate, or obtain a high school diploma if it's a requirement for entry into a post-secondary program
- Eligibility
- Yes, Service targeted to:
- young adults from 18 to the day before their 24th birthday
- who, at the time of their 18th birthday, must have had an open file with Children and Family Services under: Permanent Guardianship Order (PGO), Permanent Guardianship Agreement (PGA), Temporary Guardianship Order (TGO), Custody Agreement with Youth (CAY), or Enhancement Agreement with Youth (EAY)
- Application Process
- Service Access: See below, To access service:
- e-mail for more information
- visit website to find your local Children and Family Services office
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: No,
- Toll Free
- 310-0000
- Telephone
- 780-415-0085
- Web Site
- https://www.alberta.ca/transition-to-adulthood-program
- cs.taprogramquestions@gov.ab.ca
- Languages
- English
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: No - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: N/A -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Agency Information
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- Last Verified On
- December 10, 2024
- Hours of Operation
- Mon08:15 AM to 04:30 PMTue08:15 AM to 04:30 PMWed08:15 AM to 04:30 PMThu08:15 AM to 04:30 PMFri08:15 AM to 04:30 PM
Closed statutory holidays.