With support from the Anthony & Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation, UNITE-LA’s Systems and Research and Evaluation teams executed an ambitious project identifying and vetting metrics to track key outcomes for Transition Age Youth (TAY). Ultimately, research will address critical data gaps by consolidating education, workforce and social metrics into a comprehensive dashboard to drive data-informed decision-making and accountability for 16-24-year-old foster youth.
To ensure the planned dashboard reflects the needs and priorities of TAY, we collaborated with several organizations:
- The California Child Welfare Indicators Project provided information on existing dashboards and is evaluating the potential for workforce data inclusion.
- The Los Angeles County Office of Education offered access to higher education data from the National Student Clearinghouse, expressing a willingness to share resources to enhance dashboard utility.
- The Office of Child Protection expanded our understanding of ongoing data collection efforts and highlighted future opportunities for collaboration.
- John Burton Advocates for Youth played an instrumental, collaborative role in guiding and vetting our selection of metrics. Feedback and potential data-sharing connections with the Department of Children and Family Services will continue to be critical in this work.
This project represents a major step forward in centralizing vital data. We made great strides with our 2024 collaborative effort and look forward to the next phases of the planned dashboard, which will empower organizations to better serve TAY and effectively advocate for youths' needs. Stay tuned for more updates in 2025.
For more information, please reach out to Ana Delgado, Research & Evaluation Analyst, at [email protected].
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