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2. 2nd HEY Training: Special Education and Prenatal Exposure 3. Save the Dates—HEY’s Foster Month Celebration 4. Nominations for 2nd Annual Youth Leadership Award Due April 6, 2007 6. CCSF Foster Care Training on April 7, 2007 7. City College of San Francisco (CCSF) Guardian Scholar’s Summer Academy for 2007 8. Indi City at San Francisco ILSP 9. First Place for Youth “STEP IT UP” Upcoming Orientations 10. City College of San Francisco Announces Orientations to DSPS |
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5. Opportunity: Orphan Foundation of America—Casey Family Scholars Program Deadline Is March 31, 2007Orphan Foundation of America (OFA) in conjunction with Casey Family Programs and other generous sponsors offers approximately 100 new scholarships annually for young people out of foster care. These scholarships range in award amount from $2500 to $6000 and are renewable with continued eligibility for up to six years or until a student attains their Bachelors Degree or technical certificate/diploma, whichever comes first. Applications will be accepted on line at www.orphan.org (click the yellow scholarship box on the home page) between now and March 31, 2007. Additional material as described in the application must be mailed to OFA at the address below with a postmark date of no later than April 16, 2007. Winners will be announced in early June, 2007 via email. For further information on this outstanding scholarship opportunity, please contact Tina Raheem, Scholarship Director, at scholarships@orphan.org. 6. CCSF Foster Care Training on April 7, 2007City College of San Francisco is hosting a series of Foster Care Trainings for interested parties. Preparing to Work in the Foster Care Field Please view the flyer for registration information. 7. City College of San Francisco (CCSF) Guardian Scholar’s Summer Academy for 2007In partnership with CCSF Guardian Scholars, CCSF AmeriCorps Program, SF Independent Living Skills Program, and SFUSD/SHPD Foster Youth Service Program, the Summer Academy offers high school juniors and seniors and CCSF entering freshman the opportunity to gain valuable tools for success and high school and college credits. The program is designed to prepare foster youth students for a smooth transition from high school to college. Students will receive free tuition, books, supplies, and off-campus tours. Download the brochure, enrollment procedures, course descriptions and request for high school credit for eligibility and program information. Also, please feel free to contact Maya Webb at (415) 242-2615, ext. 3310 or Carol Belle-Thomas Moss at (415) 452-5427. 8. Indi City at San Francisco ILSPJoin ILSP for Independent City where you will learn how to get vital documents, information about housing options and access resources that will help you for your future. This event will take place on: Don’t Forget: To register call Emily at 415-934-4211 9. First Place for Youth “STEP IT UP” Upcoming OrientationsTake your first steps to planning your future at First Place. “Step It Up” is a two-week economic literacy class that prepares your for independent living. Completion of the class is required to enter First Place’s Housing Programs. All participants receive a $10/hour stipend for attendance and upt o $25 in public transportation assistance. Tuesday, April 17, 2007 All orientations are held at First Place for Youth, 519 17th St. Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612. Cross street is Telegraph. Contact: Ly Franshaua N. Pipkins, (510) 272-0979 x244 lpipkins@firstplacefund.org 10. Wu Yee Children’s Services hosting a free Health and Safety Fair—April 21, 2007Wu Yee Children's Services is holding a free Health and Safety Fair on Saturday, April 21, 2007 at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center as part of the Week of the Young Child. The event is being coordinated through the Provider Services Department at Wu Yee and is open to all licensed and license-exempt providers and families. Attached, please find a copy of the flyer and pre-registration form. Participants may register for the morning conference or sign up for the full day CPR certification training which will be offered in English, Spanish and Cantonese. The free Health and Safety Fair will follow the conference at 12pm and is open to all families with no registration required. Please view the flyer and registration form for more information. 11. Save the Date! 2007 THP-Plus InstituteThe California Department of Department of Social Services, the Corporation for Supportive Housing and the John Burton Foundation invite you to a full-day educational conference, the 2007 THP-Plus Institute: Effective Practices to Successfully House Former Foster and Probation Youth. The goal of the conference is to share effective practices with the many new THP-Plus practitioners that will be implementing programs in the 07-08 fiscal year as a result of the program's recently expanded state budget. Together, participants will learn from experienced Workshop Highlights Registration information will be sent out in April. 12. San Francisco’s Chronicle’s coverage of Foster CarePlease see the links below for the most recent coverage and as always you may contact me if you need links to previous articles from the past month. Tuesday, March 27, 2007 |
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National Foster Care Month (May) is right around the corner and you will soon receive more information on each of the following events, but in the meantime please be sure to mark your calendars for the following HEY organized events: