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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 95<\/a> and 732<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":349546,"section_number":"16.1-228","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-228\/"},{"id":349565,"section_number":"16.1-241","catch_line":"Jurisdiction; consent for abortion","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-241\/"},{"id":353238,"section_number":"2.2-438","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-438\/"},{"id":375269,"section_number":"63.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-100\/"},{"id":375731,"section_number":"63.2-905.1:1","catch_line":" Housing services","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-905.1_1\/"},{"id":375755,"section_number":"63.2-918","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-918\/"},{"id":375758,"section_number":"63.2-921","catch_line":"Voluntary continuing services and support agreement; services provided; service worker; duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-921\/"},{"id":375759,"section_number":"63.2-922","catch_line":"Termination of voluntary continuing services and support agreement; notice; appeal","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-922\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1499125,"object_type":"law","relational_id":375756,"identifier":"63.2-919","token":"63.2\/III\/9\/2\/63.2-919","url":"\/63.2-919\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-919\/","token":"63.2\/III\/9\/2\/63.2-919","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fostering Futures program; eligibility","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-919","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Fostering Futures<\/span> program is available, on a voluntary basis, to an individual between 18 and 21 years of age who:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Was (i) in the custody<\/span> of a local department<\/span> immediately prior to reaching 18 years of age, remained in foster care upon turning 18 years of age, and entered foster care pursuant to a court order<\/span>; or (ii) in the custody<\/span> of a local department<\/span> immediately prior to commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice and is transitioning from such commitment to self-sufficiency; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Is (i) completing secondary education or an equivalent credential; (ii) enrolled in an institution that provides postsecondary or vocational education; (iii) employed for at least 80 hours per month; (iv) participating in a program or activity designed to promote employment or remove barriers to employment; or (v) incapable of doing any of the activities described in clauses (i) through (iv) due to a medical condition, which incapability is supported by regularly updated information in the program participant<\/span>’s case plan<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFOSTERING FUTURES PROGRAM; ELIGIBILITY (\u00a7 63.2-919)\n\nThe Fostering Futures program is available, on a voluntary basis, to an\nindividual between 18 and 21 years of age who:\n\n1. Was (i) in the custody of a local department immediately prior to reaching 18\nyears of age, remained in foster care upon turning 18 years of age, and entered\nfoster care pursuant to a court order; or (ii) in the custody of a local\ndepartment immediately prior to commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice\nand is transitioning from such commitment to self-sufficiency; and\n\n2. Is (i) completing secondary education or an equivalent credential; (ii)\nenrolled in an institution that provides postsecondary or vocational education;\n(iii) employed for at least 80 hours per month; (iv) participating in a program\nor activity designed to promote employment or remove barriers to employment; or\n(v) incapable of doing any of the activities described in clauses (i) through\n(iv) due to a medical condition, which incapability is supported by regularly\nupdated information in the program participant’s case plan.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 95, 732.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}