The Independent Living Program (ILP) provides training, services, and benefits to assist current and former foster youth in achieving self-sufficiency prior to, and after leaving the foster care system. 

Youth are eligible for ILP services from age 16 to the day before their 21st birthday, provided one of the following criteria is met:

• The youth was/is in foster care at any time from their 16th to their 19th birthday.
• The youth was placed in out-of-home care by a tribe or tribal organization between their 16th and 19th birthdays.
• The youth is a former dependent who entered into a kinship guardianship at any age and is receiving/received Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payments (Kin-GAP) between the ages of 16 and 18.
• The youth is a former dependent who entered into a Non-Related Legal Guardianship (NRLG) after attaining age 8 and is receiving/received permanent placement services.

For more information on Sutter County’s ILP contact:

Child Welfare Services Program Manager Chuck Yang (530) 822-7227 or Send Message