Youth Transition Demonstration

California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, West Virginia

Note: Iowa, Vermont, Washington and one site in Maryland were previously involved in the project, but these projects ended in 2007.

Summer 2004

Summary

To further the President’s New Freedom Initiative goal of increasing employment of individuals with disabilities, SSA created the Youth Transition Demonstration (YTD). YTD began in 2003 with seven projects in six States. During 2007, SSA piloted new projects in five States, and ultimately choose three new sites for full participation. These sites, which include Florida, Maryland and West Virginia, will resume full operations in Spring of 2008.

The States developed service delivery systems to assist youth with disabilities to successfully transition from school, which may include post-secondary education, to employment and economic self-sufficiency. The States established partnerships to improve employment outcomes for youth ages 14-25 who receive SSI or SSDI payments on the basis of their own disability. The projects provide a broad array of transition-related services and supports to SSI and SSDI applicants and children.

Detailed Description

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Related Links

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YTD Project Descriptions

The project is underway at this time. A national evaluation contract was awarded to Mathematica Policy Research in September 2005. All 8 current sites are serving youth. Florida, Maryland and West Virginia, our newest sites, will be fully operational in Spring of 2008. All sites are enrolling youth under a random assignment model except for California and Mississippi. All sites plan to meet in Baltimore, Maryland in Spring of 2008 for an annual conference.