Case management

Level
child

Adult Connections Team

Intervention (standard name)

Adult Connections Team (ACT) was an enhanced services intervention for youth in foster care ages 17 to 20 to promote employment, education, and mental health that included outreach by a youth specialist, coordinated mentoring, job readiness training, and externship services. After outreach from a youth specialist, youth could choose to participate in the mentoring component, the employment component, or both. After youth specialists coordinated a match, trained mentors met with youth for at least one year, with ongoing support from agency staff.

Accelerated Study in Associate Programs Ohio

Intervention (standard name)

Accelerated Study in Associate Programs Ohio (ASAP Ohio) provided community college students with up to three years of financial, academic, and personal supports to address barriers to success. Modeled on the ASAP program at the City University of New York (ASAP CUNY), academic supports included enhanced advising, career development services, and tutoring. Financial supports included a tuition waiver, assistance with textbook costs, and a monthly financial incentive.