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Haven's Migrant Youth Foster Care Orientation Flyer

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Aug3rd -IN-PERSON EVENT_ Interested in Fostering Migrant Youth_

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Training - School Enrollment Best Practices

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Training - School Enrollment Best Practices

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Financial Aid Guide for California Foster Youth in English and Spanish - This comprehensive guide begins with an explanation of different types of financial aid available, includes helpful tips to completing the FAFSA/CADAA, key steps on what to do after the FAFSA/CADAA to ensure maximum aid awards, and explains how to keep getting financial aid.

FAFSA and CADAA Visual Step by Step Guides for California Foster Youth in English and Spanish - These guides are intended to complement the Financial Aid Guide for California Foster Youth with screenshots of the actual FAFSA and California Dream Act Application (CADAA) applications and detailed instructions.

Guide to Completing the Spanish CADAA Paper Application - Spanish-speaking students who prefer to complete the CADAA application in their native language must complete the paper version of the CADAA application. This document provides step by step review of Spanish paper application, including key steps on what to do after completing the CADAA, and resources available to support students in their transition to postsecondary.

Scholarship Resources for California's Current and Former Foster Youth - This document provides students with key tips on applying for scholarships as well as a list of private scholarship opportunities, including some just for students with experience in the foster care system.

After the FAFSA/CADAA Checklist in English and Spanish - Submitting the FAFSA or CADAA is just the first step in securing the best financial aid package. This checklist outlines the other critical steps to ensure that students receive their financial aid as well as helpful resources if students need assistance.

IRS Verification of Non-Filing Letter - This document reviews steps on how to obtain an IRS Verification of Non-Filing Letter for people who do not file taxes to verify their non-filing status to a college or university.

Student Spotlights: Learn more about completing the FAFSA, the types of aid available, and the steps to maintaining financial aid from a student's perspective.

Guide to Dependency Overrides: This document from Youth Law Center provides an overview of how a student who does not otherwise qualify as independent but who has "unusual circumstances" that prevents the student from providing parental information can request to be considered independent.

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Financial Aid Completion Resources for California Foster Youth | JBAY

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Financial Aid Guide for California Foster Youth in English and Spanish - This comprehensive guide begins with an explanation of different types of financial aid available, includes helpful tips to completing the FAFSA/CADAA, key steps on what to do after the FAFSA/CADAA to ensure maximum aid awards, and explains how to keep getting financial aid.

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While material gifts provide a temporary enjoyment, love is the gift that lasts a lifetime. Ryan O'Reilly's family recognized this and decided to bring joy, love, and support to numerous youth in foster care. Read about how they advocated for these youth and made a difference in their lives. This holiday season, consider showing support for youth in foster care by performing genuine acts of kindness and affection.

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T.I.P.S. Newsletter - Trauma-Informed Practices for Schools by Kim Faulkner-Camacho | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts

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24-25 FAFSA Preview - Independent Students Only

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24-25 FAFSA Preview - Independent Students Only

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Assembly Bill (AB) 12

If you are 18 years of age and currently in a foster care placement, you may be eligible for Extended Foster Care under AB12. That means you can take advantage of all the services and benefits DCFS and the Probation Department have to offer including support, funding and housing placement.

You may also be eligible for reentry up to your 21st birthday if you leave foster care after age 18. Please call 800-540-4000 to request reentry or to ask any questions.

Assembly Bill (AB) 12 is the law that extends foster care to age 21 in California. If you are in a foster care placement (Department of Children and Family Services {DCFS} or Probation) on your 18th birthday, you may be eligible for Extended Foster Care. That means you can take advantage of all the services and benefits DCFS and Probation has to offer including support, funding and housing (placement). You also may be eligible for re-entry up to age 21 if you leave foster care after age 18.

What do you need to do to take advantage of AB 12?

Your Children's Social Worker (CSW) or Deputy Probation Officer (DPO) can give you all the details. However, to be eligible you must participate in at least one of the following:

Completing high school or equivalent

Attending college with at least half-time enrollment

Working at least 80 hours a month (paid employment)

Participating in a program to obtain employment

Unable to participate in one of the above due to a verified medical issue

You also have to:

Be in an approved placement

Meet with your CSW/DPO at least once a month

Sign a mutual agreement and participate in your case plan

Agree to continued court supervision

Under a KinGAP or Non-Related Legal Guardianship?

You might be eligible for Extended Benefits.

For more information, ask your CSW or DPO is your case is still open. If your case if closed, you can ask your Independent Living Program (ILP)/Transition Coordinator.

For a complete overview of AB12, go to http://www.jbaforyouth.org/ca-fostering-connections/

To re-enter foster care under AB 12:

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Los Angeles County Departrment of Children and Family Services - Steps to Independent Living Website

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there is a shortage of 350,000 welders nationwide. This is one of the many skilled trades that are in high demand.

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Men as Forum: Men as DV Victims 10-18-23

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Men as Forum: Men as DV Victims 10-18-23

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Join us for our next virtual Community Provider Forum to discuss "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: IT HAPPENS TO MEN TOO" in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Speakers from multiple agencies will be joining LADA Bureau of Victim Services and Bureau of Communications personnel to discuss the challenges that men face when they are a victim, looking for resources and reporting domestic violence to law enforcement.

Wednesday, October 18 , 2023

REGISTER IN ADVANCE AT https://bit.ly/CPF-OCT2023

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Join us! "Domestic Violence: It Happens to Men Too," October 18, 1:30pm

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Join us for our next virtual Community Provider Forum to discuss "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: IT HAPPENS TO MEN TOO" in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Speakers from multiple agencies will be joining LADA Bureau of Victim Services and Bureau of Communications personnel to discuss the challenges that men face when they are a victim, looking for resources and reporting domestic violence to law enforcement.

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