On April 18 – 19, 2016, the New York University’s Silver School of Social Work will host the conference ‘Making Extended Care Work for Foster Youth: The State of the Evidence.’ The conference will highlight new groundbreaking research on extending services for foster care youth as they become adults, while also featuring panels on the core developmental needs for all young adults to thrive in society, work, school, health, living arrangements, and social relationships among others. The conference was designed to highlight panels on each topic area which will include brief presentations from stakeholder groups (e.g., model program leaders, researchers, policymakers, and young people), followed by conversations with the audience around key questions and strategies to move forward services and ultimately lives of the young people who are transitioning from care to increased independence.