The ROYALS unit serves youth 16-20 years old, who do not have a goal of reunification, with intense life skills and exit planning case management.
Vision: To help youth make the transition to independence through services geared toward essential life skills development, meaningful adult relationships, youth empowerment, and community involvement.
In Progress Tasks
January
- Finalize policy
- Identify the number of ROYALS workers needed statewide
- Identify the number of ROYALS supervisors needed statewide
Next Steps
February
- Finalize allocation availability and funding
- Post positions, conduct hiring for team members
March
- Conduct training for new ROYALS team members
April
- Statewide meeting of all ROYALS team members to assure alignment of policy and practice
May
- Ongoing monitoring of outcomes and metrics for ROYALS
Completed Tasks
- 2025 - Quarter 4
October
- Policy reviewed by the Executive Team
- 2025 - Quarter 3
July
- Outreach to the Executive Team regarding expansion
September
- Pull the Legal Status 1 (LS-1) older youth numbers by region
- 2025 - Quarter 2
May
- ROYALS documents updated (Referral Form, Brochure, Referral Flow Chart)
- 2025 - Quarter 1
February
- Expansion proposal plan created
March
- ROYALS policy drafted