Independent Living

The Home’s Independent Living programs are designed to assist youth who are making the transition from "dependent care" status in child welfare and mental health systems to an independent life in the community.

Unfortunately, the struggles these youth face don’t end with their 18th birthday. The Home has developed the programs below in an effort to address this critical issue and to help teens "aging out" of the system to get the real life experience they need to succeed on their own.

Academic Support for College and Life Program
The Academic Support for College and Life (ASCL) program at Bridgewater State University (BSU) in Bridgewater, MA, is an innovative one-year program designed to assist youth transitioning out of the foster care system to higher education. The program provides young men and women, at least 18 years of age at admission, with the opportunity to live on the BSU campus while receiving college preparatory and college-level academic instruction, as well as clinical, social, vocational, and daily living supports.

The ASCL program is currently accepting applications for admission. For more information on ASCL, click here.