The National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) collects information on youth in foster care, including sex, race, ethnicity, date of birth, and foster care status. It also collects information about the outcomes of those youth who have aged out of foster care.
Background
Public Law 106-169 established the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) at section 477 of the Social Security Act, providing States with flexible funding to carry out programs that assist youth in making the transition from foster care to self-sufficiency. The law also requires the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to develop a data collection system to track the independent living services States provide to youth and develop outcome measures that may be used to assess States' performance in operating their independent living programs. The law requires ACF to impose a penalty of between one and five percent of the State's annual allotment on any State that fails to comply with the reporting requirements.
NYTD Youth Outcomes Survey
- Youth Outcomes Survey Login
- Paper Copy Surveys
- Note: Please make sure you select the correct survey for your age at the time of the survey period (e.g., If you are 17 and a part of the NYTD survey population currently being surveyed, please select the survey titled “Age 17 NYTD Youth Outcomes Survey.”).
- NYTD Flyer
- NYTD Fact Sheet
- NYTD 101
- About NYTD | The Administration for Children and Families
Informational Videos
How to Successfully Administer the National Youth in Transition Database Survey
A playlist of videos explaining how to administer the NYTD survey in person (first video), over the phone (second video) and electronically (third video)
You Can Make a Difference: For Youth With Lived Experience - How you can make a difference
NYTD Services and Service Log Data Entry
- KidTraks NYTD Report Submission
- NYTD IL Service Definition Examples - Updated 6/12/2024
- Job Aid for the NYTD Dashboard and NYTD Service Log
For NYTD survey inquires contact the NYTD Help Desk