Cross
– Level (K-12)
Foster Youth
Support Organizations and Services
Focus Area
Organization
Description
Contact
After School Program
SFUSD
ExCEL After School Program
The
San Francisco Unified School District/School Health Programs Department
ExCEL After School Program provides elementary through high school youth
with academic, enrichment and recreation opportunities at 86 SFUSD school
sites.
(415)
242-2615
www.healthiersf.org
Educational Support Services
San
Francisco Department of Human Services
City
and County of San Francisco Human Services Agency (HSA)/SFUSD Educational
Liaison provides support and advocacy for foster youths’ educational
needs.
Gloria
Anthony-Oliver
(415) 557-5305
Email: Gloria.Anthony-Oliver@sfgov.org
SFUSD/SHPD
Foster Youth Services Program (FYSP)
Case
Management/Advocacy: FYS Liaisons and MSW Interns provide
educational case management services.
Tutoring:
One to one in-home tutoring to elementary and middle school foster
youth within San Francisco County.
(415)
242-2615, Ext 3310
www.healthiersf.org
Independent Living Skills Program
(ILSP)
ILSP
provides eligible youth with individual and group tutoring services
for foster youth ages
14-21 years. ILSP also provides
college tours, test preparation and education information sessions.
(800)
818-2989 www.sfilsp.org
Foster Parent
Recruitment
San
Francisco DHS, Foster Family Licensing Unit
City
and County of San Francisco Department of Human Services, Foster Family
Licensing Unit recruits, trains and license families and individuals
to become Foster Parents.
Licensing
Hot Line
(415) 558-2200
Kinship Services
Edgewood
Center for Children and Families: Kinship Services
Edgewood’s
Kinship Support Network assists families headed by relatives who are
serving as primary care providers by providing case management, therapeutic
counseling, educational workshops, and respite for caregivers.
(415)
682-3234
(415) 865-3000
www.edgewood.org
Mental Health Services
A
Home Within
A
Home Within’s Children’s Psychotherapy Project recruits clinicians
in the private sector to offer weekly pro bono therapy.
(415)
474-6365 www.ahomewithin.org
Foster Care Mental
Health Program
Mental
health services specifically for foster youth. Youth must be referred
by their child welfare worker.
(415)
970-3875
Mentoring
Court
Appointed Special Advocate (SFCASA)
SFCASA
volunteers provide consistent one-on-one mentorship and advocacy, carefully
evaluating and addressing the needs of client children
(415)
398-8001
www.sfcasa.org
ROYAL- Realizing Our
Youth as Leaders Inc.
A
therapeutic mentoring program for youth ages 5-18. Mentors are extensively
trained in Cognitive/Behavioral and other therapeutic techniques.
Youth must be referred by their child welfare worker.
(415)
643.7117
www.royalinc.org
Independent Living Skills Program
(ILSP)
ILSP
sponsors the Emancipated Youth Peer Mentorship Program. Weekly
mentoring services are offered to current and former foster youth students.
(415)
934-4201 www.sfilsp.org
Foster Youth
Support Organizations and Services
Focus Area
Organization
Description
Contact
Secondary (14+ years)
Advocacy
California
Youth Connection
California
Youth Connection (CYC) is an advocacy organization of current and former
foster youth between the ages of 14-24 years.
(800)
397-8236 www.calyouthconn.org
Foster Care Ombudsman
Program
Acts
as an independent forum for the investigation and resolution of complaints
made by or on behalf of children placed in foster care and makes appropriate
referrals.
(877) 846-1602
www.fosteryouthhelp.ca.gov
Honoring Emancipated
Youth (HEY)
Honoring
Emancipated Youth (HEY) is an advocacy collaborative of current and
former foster youth, public, private, and nonprofit agencies in the
Bay Area working together to improve the opportunities for youth leaving
the foster care system.
(415)
808-4435 www.heysf.org
Housing
Larkin
Street Youth Services
Larkin
Street offers a range of housing options-from emergency shelter to permanent
supportive housing- in addition to essential wraparound services including
education, technology and employment training; healthcare, including
mental health, substance abuse and HIV services; and case management.
(415) 673-0911
www.larkinstreetyouth.org
First Place for Youth
First
Place targets its services to 16 to 23 year-olds who are preparing to
age out of foster care or who have recently aged out of care. First
Place offers three programs: Supportive Housing Program, Emancipation
Training Center, and Emancipation Specialist Program.
(510)
272-0979
www.firstplaceforyouth.org
Independent Living
Skills
Independent
Living Skills Program (ILSP)
ILSP
provides eligible youth with the skills and resources necessary to become
self-sufficient. Services include access to housing, job training,
tutoring, mentoring, counseling, post-secondary resources, case management
and life skill workshops.
(800)
818-2989 www.sfilsp.org
Post-Secondary
Support
Chafee
Education and Training Vouchers
Federal
funds for foster youth, with up to $5,000 a year toward the cost of
attending college or vocational training. Eligible expenses include
tuition and room and board.
www.chafee.csac.ca.gov
City College of San
Francisco's Guardian Scholars Program
The goal
of the City College of San Francisco's Guardian Scholars Program is
to create a coordinated program that meetsthe needs of emancipated foster
youth qualified to enroll and/orenrolled at the college. In partnership
with CCSF, SFUSD and ILSP, high school to college transitional support
is offered through the Guardian Scholars Summer Academy.
(415)
239-3682
Email: mmcpartl@ccsf.edu
San Francisco State
University’s Guardian Scholars Program (GSP)
GSP is
a comprehensive program of the SFSU Educational Opportunity Program
(EOP), which serves former foster youth who are pursuing their undergraduate
degrees. The individual case management services offered will
enhance EOP’s current academic focus.
(415)
405-0546
Email: xvsz@sfsu.edu
For more information, please contact
Maya Webb, Foster Youth Services Coordinator @ 415-242-2615, Ext. 3310
or webbm1@sfusd.edu08/08