Showcasing Minnesota’s Foster Youth in Transition

Discover insights for youth and case managers in the Minnesota foster care system. This site contains information about a recent evaluation of Successful Transition to Adulthood for Youth (STAY) programming by the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) and evaluation partner The Improve Group (IG).

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If you’re looking for guidance on how to navigate this site, here is what we recommend:

  1. Get to know what STAY is, who we are, and why this site was created on the About STAY page.
  2. Learn about who informed and what was done with the information collected from the evaluation on the Evaluation process page.
  3. Read a summary of input from the evaluation on the What we have learned page.
  4. If you’d like to know what changes could occur based on this evaluation, check out the What needs to change page.
  5. Read short articles that dive deeper into the major learnings from the evaluation on the Spotlight articles page.
  6. The most exciting part yet – check out STAY Island, a world that showcases what was learned from the evaluation on the STAY Island page.

You are also welcome to explore this site however you’d like! Enjoy!

Get to Know Us

Our Reporting and Insights

MNYTD Survey Results

Read about findings from the longitudinal MNYTD surveys.

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STAY Evaluation

Get to know STAY and what we have learned about what is important to youth and case managers.

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Spotlight articles

Learn what youth find important, or dive deeper on a single topic.

Visit STAY island

Explore STAY Island, a report that showcases what was learned from the evaluation.

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MNYTD Results 2024-25

The short report below summarizes survey results from a sample of young people who experienced…

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Learn more about Minnesota’s Foster Care System

Head to the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to read about all the funding and programming happening for youth experiencing out of home placement and beyond.

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