PAL In-Care Services

• Life Skills Assessments (Ansell-Casey Life Skills Assessments)
• Independent Living Case Planning
• Life Skills Training
• Support Services
• Annual Events/Activities
• Transitional Living Allowance

Life Skills Assessments

The Ansell-Casey Life Skills Assessments are administered to youth and their primary caregiver twice (age 15 ½ - 16 and Ages 17 – 18) to assist in development of an Independent Living Plan.  The assigned PAL case manager works with the substitute care worker, youth, and foster family to prepare the youth for self-sufficiency.

Life Skills Training

• Personal and Interpersonal Skills
• Job Skills
• Housing and Transportation
• Health
• Planning for the Future
• Money Management

Support Services

• Vocational Assessment and/or Training
• GED Classes/Preparation for College Entrance Exams
• Drivers Education
• Tutoring
• High School Graduation Expenses (if funding is available)
• Counseling
• Volunteer Mentoring to Provide Guidance and Support
  

Annual Events / Activities

• PEAKS Camp – Statewide Teen Conference
• College Tours
• Statewide Youth Leadership Committee
  Houston – A.I.M. (Alumni Impacting Many)
• Regional Teen Conference

Transitional Living Allowance

Youth who fully participate in the PAL Program are eligible to receive a transitional living allowance as they exit care.  The allowance may not exceed $1,000.  Designed to help youth with expenses related to obtaining their own living arrangement.