Preparing for adulthood is exciting, but it can also feel overwhelming. We have created this Life Skills Resource Hub for youth and young adults to navigate adulthood, based on the nationally recognized Casey Life Skills (CLS) framework.
Here you’ll find tools to assess your life skills, discover your strengths, and explore resources to help you plan your next steps. You'll guide the process to set goals that matter to you, and take the lead in shaping your own path towards adulthood. Everything here is meant to support you, and your personal progress.
We have organized these tools by topic into the four pages below:
Explore life skills topics
- Building Your Future: Money Management, Education, Employment, Housing, and Transportation
- Health & Relationships: Taking Care of Yourself (physical, mental, & emotional health), Relationships & Communication, Grief & Loss, Parenting & Childcare
- Your Voice, Your Power: Civic Engagement, Navigating the Child Welfare System, Looking Forward
- Statewide Supports & Resources: A variety of local resources organized by each DCF region
Additionally you can explore the Casey Life Skills Assessment below:
Casey Life Skills Assessments
- American Indian/Alaska Native Assessment
- LGBTQ+ Assessment
- Long Assessment
- Parenting Infants
- Parenting Young Children
- Practitioner's Guide
- Resources to Inspire
- Short Assessment (Excel)
- Short Assessment (PDF)
- Standard Assessment
- Supplement Support Systems (Excel)
- Supplement Support Systems (PDF)
- Youth Assessment Level 1
- Youth Assessment Level 2
For more information, contact Heather Jones, DCF Transitional Supports and Services.