A more thorough explanation:

An independent-living program is a training course that helps foster children who are close to becoming adults to leave the foster-care system and manage their own lives. These programs provide education, training, financial and employment counseling, and help in finding suitable housing after leaving foster care.

Permanency planning orders or case plans may include independent living as a goal for a child in long-term foster care, but it is not required. If included, the plan will describe how the child can achieve independent living.

John is a foster child who is about to turn 18 and leave the foster-care system. He has been in foster care for most of his life and has never lived on his own. He enrolls in an independent-living program that teaches him how to manage his finances, find a job, and locate suitable housing. With the help of the program, John is able to successfully transition out of foster care and live independently.

This example illustrates how an independent-living program can help foster children who are about to become adults to manage their own lives and transition out of foster care successfully.