Foster care
Know Your Rights
Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Program
If you are a youth in the foster care system, learn how you can get financial help to go to school.
Foster Youth: Right to Counsel
In a dependency case, the court must appoint a lawyer to any child who has had both parents’ rights terminated for six months. The child’s age does not matter.
Health Care Coverage for Former Foster Youth
If you were in foster care in Washington and receiving Apple Health (Medicaid) at age 18 or on the date you aged out of foster care (up to 21 years old), you are eligible for Apple Health coverage until you are 26.
LGBTQ Safety & Victimization
General information about legal rights and safety issues for LGBTQ homeless and foster care youth.