The Employment and Training Administration, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Center to Champion Nursing in America, and the Human Resources and Services Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration are hosting this Summit that will engage state teams in a solutions-based discussion, to foster action, identify best practices, and develop strategies to increase the number of nurses we can train.

During the dynamic two-day meeting, state-based teams will work with facilitators, content experts, and peers to discuss best practices and develop action plans in four focus areas:

• Strategic Partnerships and Resource Alignment.
• State Policy and Regulation.
• Increasing Faculty Capacity.
• Education Redesign.

Research shows that 20,000+ youth age out of foster care annually; many are unprepared for higher education or employment. Several national initiatives focus on improving outcomes for foster youth, including projects funded by the Casey Family Programs initially funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Research from the Institute for Educational Leadership and Johns Hopkins University will show how youth programs can optimize staffing, youth and employer engagement, and follow-up. This Webinar will discuss the benefits and challenges of working with foster youth (e.g., the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program and the Chafee Education and Training Voucher Program). There will be a Question and Answer session following the presentations by Dorothy Ansell of the National Resource Center for Youth Services; Howard Knoll and Paul Di Lorenzo of Casey Family Programs; and Pam Johnson of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. The session will highlight public/private partnerships between the Federal government and the Nation's largest operating foundation focused on youth in foster care, the Casey Family Programs.