NYTD-OR_Baseline_Cohort_6

Welcome to Oregon’s NYTD Survey!

If you’ve just turned 17 (within the last 45 days), it’s time to complete your National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) survey!

🕒 When: On or after your 17th birthday (within 45 days — not before!).
👤 Who: Youth currently or recently in foster care.
💬 Why: Your voice helps Oregon improve programs that support young people with lived foster care experience.

The survey takes about 15 minutes and is all about your experiences and opinions — not a test, and no right or wrong answers. Only answer what you’re comfortable sharing.

If you’re unsure about some questions, you can speak with a supportive adult or reach out to a Peer Navigator at FosterClub.

How did you hear about the survey?

If you are inputting this survey from a paper survey, please input the date the paper survey was filled out.

Personal Information

a. First Name

b. Middle Name

c. Last Name

e. Gender

f. Date of Birth

Street Address

g. Address

h. City

i. State

j. Zip Code

Mailing Address (if different, otherwise skip to home phone)

k. Address

l. City

m. State

n. Zip Code

o. Home Phone (please include area code)

p. Youth Cell Phone (please include area code)

We ask for your cell phone number so we can reach out again when you turn 19 and 21. This helps us follow up, elevate youth voices, and connect you with support and resources over time if you want them.

q. May we send texts to this cell phone?

r. E-mail address

s. Last 4 digits of your social security #

t. Caseworker Name

u. Person ID

v. Have you ever received services from an Independent Living Program (ILP) Provider?

w. If you were not living in Oregon on your 17th birthday, what state were you in?

x. Please provide the first and last name of a friend or family member who you think would be able to reach you

y. Phone number of that friend or family member

z. E-mail address of that friend or family member

Other Sources of Income

b. Currently are you using a scholarship, grant, stipend, student loan, voucher, or other type of educational financial aid to cover any educational expenses?

Are you currently in foster care?

c. Currently are you receiving ongoing welfare payments from the government to support your basic needs?

d. Currently are you receiving public food assistance?

e. Currently are you receiving any sort of housing assistance from the government, such as living in public housing or receiving a housing voucher?

f. Currently are you receiving any periodic and/or significant financial resources or support from another source not previously indicated and excluding paid employment?

Education

a. What is the highest educational degree or certification that you have received?

b. Currently are you enrolled in and attending high school, GED classes, post-high school vocational training, or college?

c. What is the BIGGEST barrier preventing you from continuing your education?

Housing

a. Have you ever been homeless at any time? Select YES if you have not had a home to live in, including living in a car, “couch surfing” (which means staying overnight at the home of different friends or family members), living on the street, or staying in a homeless shelter.

b. Which best describes your current living situation? Select only one.

Lifestyle Questions

a. Have you ever referred yourself, or had someone else referred you for alcohol or drug abuse assessment or counseling?

b. Have you ever been confined in a jail, prison, correctional facility, or juvenile or community detention facility, in connection with allegedly committing a crime?

c. Have you ever given birth or fathered any children that were born?

d. If you responded yes to the previous question, were you married to the child’s other parent at the time each child was born?

Access to Healthcare

a. Currently are you on Medicaid? (OHP is the same as Medicaid)

b. Currently do you have health insurance, other than Medicaid?

c. Does your health insurance include coverage for medical services?

d. Does your health insurance include coverage for mental health services?

e. Does your health insurance include coverage for prescription drugs?

f. Which of the following best describes the source of your health insurance coverage?

Other

The Independent Living Program (ILP) is designed to provide support and services to young people with supportive coaches or workers to help them prepare to transition from foster care to life on their own. Services often include training for employment, education, housing, relationships, health, and other daily living skills.

a. How adequate was your independent living/transition plan and services when it came to addressing the following needs?

1. Stable Housing

2. Health Care

3. Education or Training

4. Employment

5. Transportation

6. Basic life skills (money management, time management, cooking, cleaning, etc.)

7. Developing healthy relationships with individuals who could be sources of support

8. Developing relationships with organizations that could be sources of support

9. Funding for special needs or items (ID, bike, work, clothes, driver's ed, driver's license, housing start-up kit, etc.)

b. What is one thing you would like the foster care system to improve or do better?

c. What is one thing you would like the Independent Living Program to improve or what service would you like to see provided to teens and young adults in foster care?

By hitting 'Submit NYTD Survey', I understand that this information is for the National Youth in Transition Database and will be provided to the state of Oregon and will be used to collect information with a goal of helping to improve the system.

Thank you for completing the Oregon NYTD Baseline survey!

Welcome to Oregon’s NYTD Survey!

Personal Information

Street Address

Mailing Address (if different, otherwise skip to home phone)

Employment

Other Sources of Income

Education

Permanent Relationships with Adults

Housing

Lifestyle Questions

Access to Healthcare

Other

BECOME A YOUTH MEMBER

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Welcome to Oregon’s NYTD Survey!

Personal Information

Street Address

Mailing Address (if different, otherwise skip to home phone)

Employment

Other Sources of Income

Education

Permanent Relationships with Adults

Housing

Lifestyle Questions

Access to Healthcare

Other

Information message

BECOME A YOUTH MEMBER

Bring your friends or make them here. It's that simple.

BECOME A FOSTERCLUB FRIEND

Help make foster care better for children & youth.

For Young People

For Adult Supporters

Get to Know Us