DescriptionYouth aging out of foster care constitute a vulnerable and understudied population, for whom civic engagement opportunities are rare. In spite of evidence that suggests civic engagement may be an empowering, developmental process for youth in the general population, few empirical studies have investigated these phenomena among youth aging out of care. This research utilized a qualitative approach to study the intersection of aging out and civic engagement for the betterment of primary prevention services and policy. Utilizing a targeted engagement initiative (Youth Advisory Board) for youth aging out of care in New Jersey, this research analyzed: (1) in-depth interviews/survey data from Youth Advisory Board leaders (who are themselves somewhere in the process of aging out of foster care), (2) in-depth interviews/survey data from civic youth workers (who are paid adults/employees of a local, nonprofit vendor agency that performs work in the area of child welfare), and (3) non-participant observation of Youth Advisory Board meetings, which occurred at five regional memberships throughout the state. Emergent themes revealed that (1) service and activism were discussed and approached in silo, even though both are dimensions of civic engagement; (2) youth reported very high levels of connection to their civic youth workers (adult coordinators who are also professional employees of a local nonprofit), though adults did not report similarly high levels; (3) perceptions of access to, and opportunity derived from, the New Jersey Department of Children and Families were also discussed, in tandem with the notion that (4) youth in this study perceived the Department positively, which may be attributed to the fact that youth in this study had personal connections to departmental officials and administrators. The final emergent theme (5) pertained to the professional goals of this youth sample, whereby activist-oriented and helping profession careers comprised future aspirations.