Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program

Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program

The Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program (FYSCP) provides support services to foster children who suffer the traumatic effects of displacement from family and schools and multiple placements in foster care and has the ability and authority to ensure that health and school records are obtained to establish appropriate placements and coordinate instruction, counseling, tutoring, mentoring, vocational training, emancipation services, training for independent living, and other related services. These services are designed to improve the children's educational performance and personal achievement, directly benefiting them.

Services:

• Advocate for foster youth who are experiencing delays in enrollment

• Expedite the transfer of foster youth health and education records to school sites

• Assist school districts in designing and implementing services to support foster youth

• Act as a liaison between foster youth, caregivers, social workers and educational agencies

• Assist with the interpretation and implementation of the educational rights of children in foster care

• Advocate for services for foster youth that increase academic achievement

• Assist in identifying who retains educational rights for foster youth

• Provide staff development and training for schools, partner agencies, foster families, and group home caregivers

• Provide foster youth with activities and workshops to increase awareness of post-secondary education and career opportunities

• Provide foster youth with educational rights workshops

• Collect data to monitor and evaluate services

Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program links:

Click on the links to access the FYSCP resources, Foster Care Advisory Council (FCAC) meeting documents, CDS Twitter, and other resources.

To access the Foster Youth LEA Liaison Contact List, scroll down to attachments at the bottom of this web page.

Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program Resources

Foster Care Advisory Council Meeting Documents

SBCSS Children Deserve Success on X (Twitter)

FYSCP Healing of Healers Resources

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