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Basic Information
Basic Information
Responsible Agency: DCFS Transition to Adult Living Program
Amount: up to $2,000 per year
Deadline to Apply: Rolling
Can Spend On: Tuition, housing, transportation, basic living expenses. These funds are best thought of as emergency funds.
How $ is Awarded: TAL Coordinator pays for expenses directly. Cash is not distributed to youth.
For Whom:
Youth aged 14-21 in the custody of DCFS or Tribal social services
Young adults aged 18-23 who:
Aged out of foster care
Were in foster care after their 16th birthday and were adopted or placed in guardianship
Not eligible: reunified youth, youth with Catholic Community Services, youth formerly in foster care whose cases closed before 16th birthday
To Access
To Access
Contact the closest DCFS TAL Coordinator to where you live:
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City
Darcie Peterson, darciepeterson@utah.gov, 801-832-9743
Orem
Orem
Milton Gale, ggale@utah.gov, 801-874-6600
Jeremy Rasmussen, jgrasmus@utah.gov, 801-319-5940
Ogden
Ogden
Reyna Martinez, rrmartinez@utah.gov, 435-213-6990
Nancy Dunn, ndunn@utah.gov, 801-395-5924
Castle Dale
Castle Dale
Jesse Sitterud, jessesitterud@utah.gov, 435-749-2986
Candace Jensen, candacejensen@utah.gov, 435-749-2408
St. George
St. George
Jennifer Farnsworth, jenniferfarnsworth@utah.gov, 435-592-2238
Paige Pryor, ppryor@utah.gov, 435-233-0375
State Office
State Office
Natalie Clark, natalieclark@utah.gov, 385-348-1274
Aubrey Myers, amyers@utah.gov, 801-541-5705
Want Help? We can meet with you
Want Help? We can meet with you
The 1999 Collective exists to make this process easier. Contact us for support with anything, including:
You're intimidated or not at all into talking to DCFS
You're confused about the process
You don't have the documentation needed by TAL to receive funds, such as a budget
Your case originated in another state and you're not sure how to get documents to Utah
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