Independent Living Services (LINKS)

  • All children in Foster Care, 16 years or older, must be provided services to prepare them for independent living
  • Call 828-452-6620 and ask to speak with someone about LINKS Services
  • Children who would normally age out of Foster Care at their 18th birthday can voluntarily receive on-going Foster Care services by agreeing to remain in school and follow an on-going CARS plan
  • Services provided to Foster Care youth between the ages of 13 and 21 to help prepare them for life on their own as adults