News and Updates
It’s proven. Using iFoster decreases the needs of your families, improves their well-being, and improves placement stability. Engaging your youth with iFoster also improves their grades, their enrollment and persistence in college, their employment, their connections to a support network, and their life-satisfaction. Whether you’re helping families or individual youth aging out of care, iFoster wants to make it easier for you to connect your clients to what they need.
iFoster Welcomes Meredith Jaremchuk as Our New Chief Operating Officer
Announcing a Strategic Leadership Appointment to Propel Our Mission Forward By iFoster StaffWe are pleased to announce a significant addition to our team at iFoster. Meredith Jaremchuk has joined us as our organization's first Chief Operating Officer. With her track...
iFoster Releases the Voice of the Foster Care Community Report 2024
NEWS PROVIDED BY iFoster May 01, 2024, 16:00 GMT Recommendations from 15,000 foster youth, caregivers and front-line workers for a new child-centric model that focuses on child and youth well-being. TRUCKEE, CA, UNITED STATES, May 1, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/...
Eisner Health and iFoster Partner to Launch Public Health AmeriCorps Program
Empowering Foster Youth and Paving the Service to Careers Pathway in Public Health Empowering Foster Youth and Paving the Service to Careers Pathway in Public HealthEisner Health proudly announces its partnership with iFoster (www.ifoster.org), a national non-profit...
iFoster Releases the “2023 Lived Experience Guide to Fixing Foster Care”
A compilation of the experiences and recommendations of over 6,000 Youth, Caregivers and Frontline Workers with lived experience in foster care. TRUCKEE, CA, UNITED STATES, May 23, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Truckee, Ca – May 23, 2023 – iFoster (www.ifoster.org) today...
Congressman Steven Horsford Kicks-Off iFoster’s Jobs Program in Nevada
NEWS PROVIDED BY iFoster May 08, 2023, 13:00 GMT Part of Rep. Horsford’s $7.3 Million Health, Safety, Jobs, and Community Wellness Package TRUCKEE, CA, UNITED STATES, May 8, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- iFoster (www.ifoster.org) announced today the formal...
iFoster Awarded $4.3 Million for Public Health AmeriCorps
Funding will support 100 Foster Youth for 3 years to meet the public health needs of California’s most vulnerable residents. TRUCKEE, CA, UNITED STATES, May 1, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- iFoster (www.ifoster.org) announced today that it has been awarded a Public Health...
1,700 Children in Foster Care Join iFoster Community Art Event
iFoster hosts national virtual art event for children in foster care TRUCKEE, Calif., May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- iFoster, a national 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure that every child growing up outside of their biological home...
Gen Z and the Future of Grocery: Webinar Key Takeaways
April 20, 2022 Jim Dudlicek, NGA Director of Communications and External Affairs Gen Z – young people born between 1997 and 2012 – are the most racially and ethnically diverse of any generation. They are the first generation that has entirely grown up with the...
Pandemic Assistance Won’t Count Against Foster Youth This Tax Season
BY JOHN KELLY, The Imprint Current and former foster youth will not have to pay federal income tax on coronavirus pandemic assistance payments, the Internal Revenue Service made clear in a letter to a leading legislator on child welfare issues. In late 2020, one...
FOSTER YOUTH FILE TAXES! Free Tax Help is HERE!
If you earned $12,400 or more you MUST file your taxesBUT - IF YOU WORKED AT ALL AND GOT PAID FILE BECAUSE YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND! Get free tax help at the following link: https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/ WHAT TO BRING TO YOUR APPOINTMENT -Your W2 or...
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Explore numerous resources and supports to help youth and families. You can set up a free account in our portal today or help your client set up their own to gain access to:
- Daily living expenses support
- Discounts/coupons
- Education and employment aids
- Self-directed life skills trainings
- And much more!
Peers Paving the Path
Peers Paving the path connects current and former foster youth with a Medi-Cal Certified Peer Support Specialist who has lived experience in foster care. Youth work one-on-one to create a personalized plan focused on stability, independence, and achieving their education, career, and life goals. This is a free program for eligible youth ages 16–26 in California who are preparing for or transitioning out of care. We can also help connect you to similar programs in your state.
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