Norma Wood: Youth in Foster Care As A Community Opportunity

Presentation by Norma Wood In this episode, Norma Wood provides a brief primer on the foster care system for older youth and a short history of the Chafee Independent Living Program. Delving into the impact of unsuccessful youth on our community, Wood pointed to ways to improve youth success and what we can do as a community. Norma Wood serves as the Western Region Independent Living Consultant with Project LIFE, a contractual partnership between the Virginia Department of Social Services and United Methodist Family Services.  Project LIFE is a team of regional Independent Living and Best Practice Consultants working throughout Virginia to improve independent skills training and promote permanency and success for older youth who are in and transitioning out of the foster care system. Presented in partnership with Virginia Cooperative Extension, Sustain Floyd, ASPECT, CSECP, The Floyd Country Store, The Community Foundation of The New River Valley, Outreach and International Affairs at Virginia Tech, Department of Religion and Culture at Virginia Tech, and VSU.