In the United States, Transitional Living Programs usually refer to programs and efforts to teach independent living skills to homeless youth and help them transition to adulthood. The

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program to fund such efforts. The Transitional Living Program for Older Homeless Youth (often referred to as TLP), funded by th
Family and Youth Services Bureau
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides residential services for up to 18 months for homeless youth ages 16 to 22.Fact Sheet: Transitional Living Program for Older Homeless Youth
Retrieved September, 2010 Often older runaway, thrownaway, and homeless youth either have no home or are unable to return home because of abuse, neglect, abandonment, or severe family conflict. These youth must transition to adulthood without the support of family, leaving the youth to learn to cook and care for themselves, find jobs (often without a high school degree), and apply to college on their own. Many of these youth end up using

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or participating in

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to earn money.The Exchange, ''Transitional Living Programs Move Homeless Youth Closer to Independence'', March 2006
/ref> TLPs provide youth with safe and stable living arrangements, which can be in the form of host family homes, group homes, maternity group homes, or supervised apartments. TLPs also provide training and support services, either directly or by referral, to help youth develop the life skills needed to gain independence and live on their own. Types of services include: life skills training, including

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and responsibility, food preparation, and parenting skills; educational opportunities, including

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preparation, high-school completion support, college counseling, and

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; employment opportunities and assistance like career counseling, resume writing, and

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skills;

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treatment or prevention; group or individual

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, including routine physicals and emergency treatment. Maternity group homes provide the same services as other TLPs, but also provide parenting instruction and child care.Fact Sheet: Maternity Group Homes Program
Retrieved March 31, 2008 The

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first authorized funding for Transitional Living Programs through the 1988 Amendments to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. The program has since been funded through th
Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children Protection Act of 2003
It is currently funded by FYSB under the Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–378).

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Family and Youth Services Bureau
* ttp://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/content/youthdivision/programs/mghfactsheet.htm Fact Sheet: Maternity Group Homes Program Child welfare Homelessness organizations Homelessness in the United States

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