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Child Abuse Prevention Foundation (CAPF) Guardian Scholars

Former foster youth exiting San Diego’s foster care system can apply for this scholarship.

Contacts:
Kathie Ross
Scholarship Director
858-278-4400 ext. 15
kathie@capfsd.org
Stephanie Segal
CAPF Guardian Scholars Coordinator
858-278-4400 ext. 22
stephanie@capfsd.org


AmeriCorps Foster Youth Mentoring Project FYMP

Approximately 4,000 foster youth annually emancipate from California’s foster care system at age 18. Many of these foster youth lack the necessary life skills and adult support they need for successfully transitioning to independent living. As a group, emancipated foster youth experience disproportionate rates of homelessness, high school non-completion, early-on welfare dependency, employment instability, incarceration, early pregnancy, mental health problems, and alcohol and drug abuse. In response to this crisis the Foundation for California Community Colleges has developed the Foster Youth Mentoring Project (FYMP).
Project Goals
The AmeriCorps FYMP seeks to:

Assist at least 340 current and recently emancipated foster youth ages 14-21 in developing independent living skills and providing them the adult support they need to emancipate from foster care and successfully live on their own.
Provide foster youth mentoring opportunities to 340 Community College students at 11 Community Colleges as a prelude to a career in social services and as an opportunity to serve their community.
Provide 22 Career Development Fairs to engage over 500 foster youth in career development and job searching skills.
Build the capacity of local communities to address the needs of foster youth by engaging 340 non-AmeriCorps volunteers to support the implementation of Foster Youth Career Development Fairs and to assist community and faith-based organizations in addressing various unmet needs by participating in short-term community service projects with mentors and foster youth

The following schools participate:
City College of San Francisco
Diablo Valley College
Fresno City College
Lassen College
LA Mission College
LA Southwest College
Modesto Junior College
Santa Ana College
Santiago Canyon College
Sierra Community College
Yuba Community College


Cal State Fullerton's Guardian Scholars

Cal State Fullerton's Guardian Scholars program is committed to supporting ambitious, college-bound students exiting the foster care system. We provide a comprehensive program that contributes to the quality and depth of the student's university experience. We serve as a resource for young adults by assisting in their development and equipping them with the educational and interpersonal skills necessary to become self-supporting, community leaders, role models, and competent professionals in their selected fields.

To qualify, you must:
be eligible, or have been eligible for Independent
Living Program (ILP) services, between your 16th
and 18th birthdays.
not have reached your 22nd birthday as of
July 1 of the award year.