The Family Service Worker, with support from the Transitional Youth Services Coordinator, will:

1. (1) Explain and complete CFS-009: Extended Foster Care Agreement with the youth when the youth decides to participate in extended foster care and preferably before turning eighteen (18) years of age;

2. (2) Consider the following issues with the youth:

   1. (A) The school the youth will attend, if applicable;
   2. (B) Searching for and securing a job, if applicable;
   3. (C) Living arrangements, including without limitation helping the youth locate a residence and assisting with any apartment applications;
   4. (D) Choosing a sponsor;
   5. (E) Budgeted income/expenses;
   6. (F) Amount of board payment;
   7. (G) Start-up items;
   8. (H) Transportation needs;
   9. (I) Continued life-skills training;
   10. (J) Support needed to help youth remain in school, if applicable; and
   11. (K) Designating a healthcare power of attorney or healthcare proxy;
3. (3) Assist the youth and their transitional team in determining appropriate housing and needed support;
4. (4) Complete CFS-370: Residence Checklist for Youth for any youth living in their own apartment or other independent setting;
5. (5) Develop a budget via CFS-025 with the youth and their transitional team;
6. (6) Visit the youth face-to-face at least once a month;
7. (7) Obtain approval for less than twice-monthly visits from the county supervisor, if appropriate;

8. (8)

   1. (A) Maintain monthly contacts with the youth’s sponsor.
   2. (B) Contacts may be by telephone;

9. (9) Obtain the youth’s consumer credit report annually until the youth exits foster care, and:

   1. (A)

      1. (i) Access the report via www.annualcreditreport.com within thirty (30) days of the youth’s birthday or within thirty (30) days of the youth entering care, whichever comes first.
      2. (ii) However, only access it on an annual basis, that being, ensure that one (1) full year has passed since accessing the previous year’s report before viewing the current year’s report;
   2. (B) Review report with the youth and help youth in interpreting the report within ten (10) working days of accessing the report;
   3. (C) Assist youth in resolving any inaccuracies found in the report;
   4. (D) Document the credit report review in the Division of Children and Family Services’ information management system, selecting “Annual Credit Check – Engage Youth”; and
   5. (E) Share relevant information with the youth’s Transitional Services Coordinator; and
10. (10) Update or otherwise complete CFS-003: Checklist for Youth Approaching Adulthood as the youth approaches twenty-one (21) years of age or other planned exit from the Extended Foster Care Program.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "05/2022"