Foster Care Counts

Are you a current or former foster youth (18 - 25) interested in making a difference? Apply to be part of the first ever LA County Youth Commission: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx

Apply now! Dreams33 is accepting applications to award microgrants to foster youth that have an unexpected academic or vocational-related expense. To apply youth much be at least 18+ Apply here: https://dreams33.org/microgrants/

Caseworkers are vital in helping foster youth succeed, and some take a step further.

A great example of foster youth support - Ready To Succeed offers college students who are foster youth the career support we all need, tailored with the extra support foster youth need to thrive.

Learn about minimizing trauma from Foster Together Network and UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families. Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZUpdu6qqjsiHNEQnKBXM7LHErc2cWkLH

Join the UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families to learn about child welfare and domestic violence at The Summit on Intersection and Action on May 12, 2021! Learn more and RSVP here: https://pritzkercenter.ucla.edu//child-welfare-and-domes/

Join us in helping foster youth get the technology they need to access their online classes! Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, most California colleges are switching to online instruction to help prevent the spread of the virus. For many foster youth, this puts their classes out of reach. Foster Care Counts and Foster Nation are partnering with IFOSTER and John Burton Advocates for Youth to secure laptop computers and smartphones with hot spots so that foster youth who need access... can continue to stay on track with their studies. Consider a donation of any amount today!

Did you know that in California every school district has a special liaison dedicated to foster youth students? Learn more by clicking the link below.

Are you a writer with lived experience in foster care? Share your gift by entering Fostering Media Connections Youth Voice Writing Competition! Details in the post below.

Join Foster Youth in Action for ‘Restorative Sunday’ - a safe space hosted by and for anyone with lived experience in foster care!

Congratulations to Kids in the Spotlight, Inc. on your new collaboration with IndieFlix! We hope more people will check out these inspiring films made by current and former foster youth.

Sign up for these poignant panel discussions and needed conversations from UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families Register: https://uclapritzkercenter.eventbrite.com/

Healing is essential for our youth and needs to be a part of our systems! Read Think of Us's new, motivating report about aging out of foster care.