The goal of the State of California through the Independent Living Program (ILP) is to provide foster youth with all of the necessary skills and support to attain self-sufficiency. The Statewide Standards for the ILP have been developed to ensure the needs of foster youth are being met. Services and activities of the ILP are designed to provide all eligible current and emancipated foster youth age 16 to 21, with the appropriate assistance to facilitate a more successful transition to independence. Service goals of the ILP shall focus on the educational and experiential learning needed to function as healthy, productive and responsible self-sufficient adults.