Resources
Please talk to your California State social worker,
because foster children are entitled to:
*A clothing allowance twice a year
*Passport
*Discount on California Drivers License
*A personal computer for a college or university valued up to $1,500
*Two years of community college
*Coverage of extracurricular activities including travel
*Scholarships
Most states have similar programs.
Please contact your local social worker for more information.
Parent and Child Organizations/ Informational Resources
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Child Welfare League of America
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV)
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
National Head Start Association
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families
Zero to Three National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
Policy and Research Centers
Center for the Future of Children
Chapin Hall Center for Children
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
Early Intervention Research Institute
Harvard Family Research Project
Home Visiting Campaign Project
Home Visiting Campaign Project- Model Policy Framework
Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE)
MDRD Design Options for Home Visiting Evaluation
National Center for Children in Poverty
Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy (SCAA)
Zero to Three National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
Resources for Home Visitors
The California Evidence-Based Clearing House
The National Center on Family Homelessness
Supporting Evidence-Based Home Visiting
Zero to Three National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
Websites-International
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Programs
Approved Relative Caregiver (ARC) Funding Option Program
Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment Program (Kin-Gap)
Kinship Support Services Program (KSSP)
Resource Family Approval Program (RFA)
California Wraparound Services
Pathways to Well-Being (Katie A.)
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
Transition Age Youth
Resources for Transition Age Youth with Disabilities
AB 12 Extended Foster Care Program and Benefits
Independent Living Program (ILP)
Transitional Housing Programs for Current and Former Foster Youth
Chafee Educational and Training Vouchers Program (ETV)
National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD)
Transition Age Youth Conference 2019
Projects
Quality Improvement Project (Psychotropic Medication)
Healthy Sexual Development Project
Continuum of Care Reform (CCR)
California Foster Youth Education Resource Hub
Title IV-E Waiver California Well-Being Project
Foster Parent Recruitment, Retention, and Support Funding Opportunity (FPRRS)
Resources & Information
Foster Care and Adoptive Resource Families Recruitment and Training
Foster Care Education Travel Reimbursement Brochure
Senate Bill 1064 -The Reuniting Immigrant Families Act
Foster Family Home Licensing Contacts/State
Multiethnic Placement Act and Interethnic Adoption Provisions (MEPA-IEP)
Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care – County Contacts
Public Health Nurse Standards of Practice Manual
Public Health Nurse Standards of Practice Addendum
For Additional Information
Foster Care Support Services Bureau
744 P Street, MS 8-13-78
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 651-7465