This document presents the final report of a study undertaken to: (1) identify and describe programs and services provided to prepare and support adolescents in their transition from supervised substitute care placements to independent living; (2) describe the differences between adolescents who received independent living services and those who did not; and (3) develop recommendations for service delivery models to improve agency-provided programs and community resource services for adolescents facing independent living. Part One of this two-part report contains seven chapters. Chapter 1 outlines the study's development, purpose, and objectives. Chapter 2 reviews study methodology. Chapter 3 presents the framework in which independent living services are defined. Chapter 4 discusses state-of-the-art independent living services. Chapter 5 presents the development and implementation of independent living services in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, and Virginia; and chapter 6 summarizes the characteristics of adolescents discharged from care in those four states. Chapter 7 presents study conclusions. Part Two of this report delineates program and policy issues for child welfare professionals to consider when designing independent living services. The five chapters in this section present questions about current service delivery systems, discuss service implementation issues, provide a directory of 59 independent living programs, give a resource listing of articles and curricula on independent living services, and provide independent living subsidy policies from five states. An executive summary, appendices (containing frequency tables, case record sampling strategies, and data analysis), exhibits, figures, and 19 tables are included. (NB)