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May 23, 2013 - Youth Empowered Action (YEA) Camp is a unique and inspiring leadership summer camp for youth 12-17 who care about community service, activism, and social justice. At a week-long sleep-away program in a beautiful camp setting, YEA campers choose an issue of importance to them (for example, some have chosen climate change, racism, homophobia, homelessness, or animal rights) and they build the knowledge, skills, confidence, and community to take action on that issue once they...Read more »

May 23, 2013 - The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved a policy that will provide free cell phones and up to 250 minutes of service monthly to residents, age 18 and above, who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), food stamps, Medicaid and other public assistance OR who earn less than $15,000 per year. Both current and former foster youth are eligible for Medicaid to age 21. As such, they are eligible to participate in this program....Read more »

May 23, 2013 - The first episode of “Let’s Talk About Sex, with Foster Youth” from Fostering Media Connections is now available to view online HERE. The series of “webisodes” is aimed at improving the sexual education of foster youth. Each webisode consists of interviews with foster youth, the adults in their lives and experts on a range of topics covering sexual health, family planning and the psychological issues associated with sexuality.Read more »

May 23, 2013 - FYA member Seneca Family of Agencies has a full slate of trainings coming up.  Check out a few of them HERE and below.  For the full June 2013 Seneca Training Calendar, click HERE.  To register, visit the Seneca website. June 6, 2013: Improving Education Outcomes for Foster Youth – 6 BBS CEUs Presented by: Paul Gibson, LCSW This training discusses the educational issues impacting foster youth including current outcomes, barriers and challenges, educational rights,...Read more »

May 23, 2013 - Game Theory Academy (GTA) and West Oakland Woods Farm (WOW) are hiring Youth Associates to participate in a five-month business and farm management program. Position Description - Work collaboratively with a team of youth to grow food for sale to local restaurants - Create a business plan for our business and participate in decision-making to make a positive financial, social and environmental impact - Write, take photographs and make videos for the farm blog -...Read more »

May 23, 2013 - Jewish Family and Children’s Services of the East Bay is currently seeking a Clinical Supervisor (Spanish Speaking with Early Childhood Specialty/Part Time.) The Jewish Family & Children’s Services of the East Bay Parenting & Youth Department provides a variety of services to parents and children with a particular specialty in early childhood mental health, including dyadic treatment, case management, and brief consultations to parents and their infants, toddlers and preschoolers throughout Alameda County. JFCS serves...Read more »

May 22, 2013 - The Alameda County Chapter of California Youth Connection (CYC) put on an awesome show last Friday night in celebration of CYC's 25 amazing years.  Spectacular performers Sade Daniels, Emily Villas, Cornisha Williams, Dontey Sidney, Marissa Clenney, Prophet and S.K.A.L.A. of  Kurse Krew brought the house down one after another.  Chapter members shared a video about CYC's incredible achievements over the years, and longtime adult supporter Therese Clenney received a Legend...Read more »

May 16, 2013 - FYA member Larry Robbin, National Expert in the Workforce Development Field with over 45 Years of Workforce Development Experience, has several fantastic trainings coming up in the Bay Area, including: From Jails to Jobs: How to Help Adults and Youth in Re-entry Get Jobs; The Barrier Buster: New Ways to Eliminate Barriers to Employment in the Hard-to-Employ; How to Help Youth with Disabilities Get Jobs; and Are You Talking Like Businesses Think? How...Read more »

May 16, 2013 - The Shawn Carter (Jay-Z) Scholarship Foundation offers a scholarship to under-served students across the U.S.  For complete details about eligibility and to apply by the deadline of May 31, 2013, visit the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation website. READ MORE. Read more »

May 16, 2013 - Georgette Todd has just published her first book, Foster Girl, a Memoir, about her experiences in foster care. From the book jacket:  "Complete with transcribed court documents, letters, photos and narration by a spirited yet desperate teenager, Foster Girl recreates a wildly unpredictable coming-of-age story of one girl’s struggle to survive long enough for life after foster care."  Georgette is available for speaking, consulting, and training engagements, and can be contacted...Read more »