Extended Foster Care in San Francisco: Enhancing Support for Former Probation Foster Youth 

This article presents recommendations to improve outcomes for foster youth in the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department (JPD)’s extended foster care (AB 12) program. The program serves foster youth ages 18 to 21 with former involvement with San Francisco’s juvenile justice system, a particularly vulnerable population that often experiences a high degree of trauma and lack of consistent familial support.