Connected By 25's mission is to ensure foster care youth are educated, housed, financially stable, employed, and connected to a support system by age 25
Indiana Education & Training Voucher (ETV)
Program:Providing Educational Opportunities
for Foster Youth
Suzanna ChavezConnected By 25October 15, 2011
Agenda
• New provider
• What is ETV?
• Who is eligible for ETV?
• What can ETV fund?
• Indiana ETV website
• Tips & suggestions
Introduction - ETV
• Connected By 25 – new provider
• Federal funds, state administered− Indiana Department of Child Services− Connected By 25
• Provides financial resources − former and current foster youth− post-secondary education costs
• Up to $5,000 per academic year
• Applicable educational expenses -
examples
ETV Eligibility
• Foster care case closed on or after 18th birthday
• In foster care on the 18th birthday and age out
• In foster care and 17 years old or older and will
remain in care until 18th birthday
• Adopted or placed into kinship guardianship
from foster care after 16th birthday
• US citizen or qualified non-citizen
• Less than $10,000 in personal assets
ETV Requirements
• Students must initially apply before their 21st
birthday
• Accepted or enrolled in accredited
degree/certificate program
• Must maintain 2.0 GPA
• Apply online and submit supporting
documentation
• Funding ceases upon 23rd birthday
Indiana ETV Website
• www.indianaetv.org
• “One stop”
• Online application process
Indiana ETV Website cont
Links to navigate site
Will change
to important deadlines
New logo
coming soon
Registering & Logging In
Applying Online
Supporting Documents
FAQs
Things to Look For
• Continued website development
• Regional specialists
• Secondary fall semester award
• Spring 2012 semester awards
Tips & Suggestions
• Assist youth − navigate website− download and print supporting documents− understand financial realities
• Discuss school selections− the right fit− costs− transferring procedure
Program Contact Information• Mailing address: 1035 Sanders Street, Suite 118
Indianapolis, IN 46203
• Phone: 317.917.8940
Toll free: 855.577.1ETV (1388)
• Fax: 317.917.8943
Toll free: 855.577.2ETV (2388)
• Email: [email protected]
