Youth in foster care experience many factors that impede their educational progress and are subsequently less likely than their peers to graduate high school and attend college. In 2017, Georgia’s Multi-Agency Alliance for Children (MAAC) responded to this disparity through the development of a program called LEADS (Learn – Educate – Achieve – Dream – Succeed), which serves Metro Atlanta youth who are in ninth to 12th grade or pursuing their General Educational Development (GED). LEADS coordinates youth education assessments, creates individualized action plans, advocates for support to meet academic demands, and utilizes a trauma-informed, resiliency-based approach. The program has served over 400 youth and graduated over 80% of eligible seniors. In this presentation, child and adolescent psychiatrists will hear the findings from a 3-year evaluation of LEADS and direct program feedback from a youth presenter. The presenter will share findings from a 3-year, mixed-methods evaluation of LEADS including characteristics of the youth served, types of services provided, factors associated with success, and overall outcomes. Then a youth presenter who participated in LEADS will offer their perceptions of the program. Finally, the presenter will make suggestions for policy and practice changes among child-serving agencies and strategies for local officials. Participants will learn about individual and organizational factors that impact the educational progress of youth in foster care, practice ideas from the LEADS program model, and direct youth perspective, policy recommendations, and areas for future research. When youth in foster care are provided with individualized, coordinated, intensive services, and advocacy from caring individuals, they can succeed academically. Attendees will learn how LEADS serves each student and collaborates with other agencies to provide seamless support and ensure their opportunity to thrive in their transition to adulthood and productive citizenship.