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- New student orientation on Wednesday May 29th specially designed for foster youth planning to attend El Camino Community College in the fall!
- Opportunity for foster youth in any type of placement to receive free tutoring at USC on the 2nd & 4th of every month. (Click here for flyer and application)
- Foster Youth services FREE in-home tutoring is back, servicing youth placed in group and/or foster homes, ages 4-21, living in LA County: English Flyer | Spanish Flyer | Application - English | Application - Spanish
- Financial Aid Workshops for DCFS' Youth offered throughout LA County
- Exciting Opportunity for our youth to be nominated by Congresswoman Karen Bass for US military service academy. Deadline for applications 11/16/2012
- United Friends of the Children offers youth Great Opportunities: Scholarships | A College Preparation Program | and Transitional Housing Pathways Program
- Saturday, September 29th United Friends of the Children and USC invite 7th – 12th graders in out of home placement to attend the 13th annual “College Within Reach” event, featuring informational workshops and a college resource fair.
- FREE in-home TUTORING offered through schools for 2012-2013 academic year - CSW Flyer - Family Flyer
- DCFS’ Youth Development Services offers in-home tutoring for ILP eligible youth, ages 14-18 (Click here)
- United Friends of the Children offers a “College Readiness Program” with Free Tutoring, College Preparation and Support for DCFS Youth, ages 12-15. Accepting Applications Always!
- Guide to LA Co. Alternative School Placements
- New Resource: Over 2,100 Free instructional videos are available at http://www.khanacademy.org/. Help our Youth learn about everything from Math- Algebra to Calculus, History and Science- Biology to Chemistry. Youth can practice for the CAHSEE or SAT exams, have fun with Brain Teasers or expand their knowledge about subjects like banking
- "Attention All CSWs” - If you have a child on your caseload entering the 7th thru 12th grade, they must have a Tdap vaccine before school starts in August or September, 2011.
- State Minimum Course Requirements for High School (CA Dept of Education)
- California Foster Care Education Law Fact Sheets: Information on AB490, IEP, Special.Ed, Ed. Rights holder & more…
- College Scholarships/ Resource Guide
- Foster Youth Planning 4 College Guide
- School Based Mentoring, ages 10-13 serviced by DCFS, @ Bethune, Drew, Foshay, Gompers, Muir, Markham & Virgil | Referral Form
- Free Tutoring offered in South LA by Shields for Families
- Free afterschool tutoring programs in Palmdale, Keppel and LAUSD schools
- Pomona, Project Caring & Sharing Free Tutoring
- “Free Lunch = Free Tutoring” - Free Tutoring: Flyer for families
- STUDENT SMART:
- "Operation Read" Offers Free Literacy: Reading, Writing and Spelling.- Operation Read Referral Form
- Boys and Girls Club of America
Boys and Girls Clubs offer daily homework assistance for a small fee: $10.00 - $15.00 a year. Also, many of the sites will pick up children from their schools and transport for as low as $45.00 a month.
For additional resources and education information please enter the DCFS- Youth Education Support Website (Icon to the Right) |
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