We will be voting on board confirmations and receiving updates on the state budget and legislation.

This training is a joint project of FYA, Seneca Center, and Chabot FKCE.

The governor has signed the budget. Click here to download a document provided by Assembly Member Karen Bass’ office which outlines the funding in the budget for child welfare. Thanks to everyone who wrote letters in support of the Campaign for Safe Transitions, which was instrumental in increasing state funding for THP-Plus to 100%.

AB 490 FAQ

AB 490 was a bill signed into law in 2003 to address educational issues faced by foster youth. The California Foster Youth Education Taskforce has produced a document that answers frequently asked questions about the law. To download the document, click here or visit the Research Links on the Resource Pages on the FYA Website.

For details, click here. Applications due Friday, July 21st.

In this past year alone, Covenant House California…

• served more than 100,000 meals

• reached out to nearly 12,000 kids on the streets nightly

• offered 639 youth a place to sleep, with an average of 52 kids per night, each with a 45-day stay on average

• helped secure over 5,000 physician, nurse, and psychiatric visits

You can register as an individual or a team captain, join a team, or simply sponsor a friend with just a few clicks of your mouse!

Sign up at www.omforkids.com

The Associated Community Action Program (ACAP) invites your application for calendar year 2007 program funding, with anticipated extensions into 2008 based on performance. This Request For Proposals (RFP) announces the availability of ACAP’s total estimated 2007 program budget of $325,000 in Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds.

Download the application at www.alamedasocialservices.org or call (510) 780-8725. Applications may also be picked up at the ACAP offices located at:

Eden Area Multiservice Center, 3rd fl, 24100 Amador Street, Hayward.

ACAP has identified its funding priorities as:

Jobs/Housing Case Management for Family Self-Sufficiency

Applicants applying for ACAP funding may provide services such as the enrollment of eligible clients in long-term case management activities that lead to and/or sustain employment, the acquisition of affordable housing, and a balanced family budget. The activities proposed may be broadly defined and will be measured by their impact on obtaining and sustaining self-sufficiency for clients.

Self-Sufficiency

ACAP defines Self-Sufficiency as the combination of jobs for employable family members, affordable housing, and childcare when needed, for individuals or families, so that their household incomes equal or exceed their minimum household expenditures. To determine this, all clients enrolled in ACAP programs must be first determined employable within the contract year, assessed as to job preparation and support services needs, and trained in family budget preparation at entry and at time of employment.

The deadline for submitting applications is: Monday, August 21, 2006 (no applications will be accepted after 4:30pm on this day).

Only hardcopy applications will be accepted.

Applications will be accepted at:

Eden Area Multiservice Center

ACAP Offices, 3rd fl

24100 Amador Street

Hayward, Ca 94544

Applicants may hand-deliver their applications during regular business hours, 8:30am to 4:30pm.

A Technical Assistance Workshop is scheduled for:

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

10:00 A.M. – 4:45 P.M.

Eden Area Multiservice Center

Shooting Star Conference Room, 6th fl

24100 Amador Street

Hayward, CA 94544