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Independent Living Law & Legal Definition

Independent living refers to a type of foster care placement that helps provide life-skills training to older children, to assist them to acquire the skills they will need to live independently as adults. These types of programs are designed for children who are "aging out" of foster care, as they near adulthood, and for whom  permanent adoption placement is not feasible.

Independent living is also a philosophy and a movement of people who are elderly or have disabilities who work for self-determination, equal opportunities and self-respect.





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