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.
Free Phone Plans for California Foster Youth Likely to Become Permanent Program
By Sara Tiano A foster youth who received a free phone through iFoster’s pilot program. Photo courtesy iFoster. When the pandemic hit California last spring, Yerimera Rodriguez was a young, first-time mom, trying to manage life with a newborn and a double-major’s load...
Weis Raises $250K to Support Foster Kids
Month-long register roundup program raised funds to support iFoster Hope campaign By Marian Zboraj, Digital Editor, Progressive Grocer On behalf of Weis Markets, VP of Advertising and Marketing Ron Bonacci recently presented a $250,000 check to iFoster. After the...
Weis Markets donates to iFoster Hope Campaign
Weis Markets across the Eastern U.S. raised $250,000 in donations for the national nonprofit organization that takes care of kids in need. Author: WNEP Web Staff May 26, 2021 CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. — Weis Markets donated some big bucks today to support local foster kids....
Foster Youth Drive Equitable Vaccine Rollout in California
By: Stand Together Foundation iFoster is a Stand Together Foundation nonprofit partner based in California that helps ensure every child in foster care has the resources and opportunities they need to succeed. In 2019, it launched the award-winning TAY AmeriCorps...
TAY to Aid Vaccination Effort in California
By: The Imprint Staff Reports Hundreds of current and former foster youth are being recruited to jump in on the California effort to vaccinate the state’s most disadvantaged residents against COVID-19. Under the aegis of iFoster, a national organization that aims to...
A New Study Highlights Promising Jobs Programs for Foster Youth
By: Jeremy Loudenback One of the nation’s most promising programs linking current and former foster youth with employment started its work in a Placer County supermarket. From there, the Northern California nonprofit iFoster found jobs for 750 young people over the...
Results From a Formative Evaluation of Two Employment Programs for Young People Navigating Out of Foster Care
Join the Urban Institute to discuss the results of a formative evaluation of two employment programs: iFoster Jobs in Los Angeles and Riverside, California, and MY TIME in Chicago. Currently, young people aging out of foster care tend to have less steady jobs and earn...
Foster Youth Nationwide Gain Priority for Free Online Tutoring
By: Megan Conn As students across the country struggle to keep up with their schoolwork while sheltering from the coronavirus, tens of thousands of foster youth will now have access to one-on-one support from a free tutoring program being rolled out nationwide. ...
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Nov. 5, 2020 Commission Meeting – iFoster Smartphone Pilot Program
At the Nov. 5, 2020 CPUC Commission meeting, Commissioners voted unanimously to increase data for the iFoster Smartphone Pilot Program due to a more than 2.5x data consumption surge because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bridging the Digital Divide for Youth and Alumni of Foster Care
Live Webinar Hosted by Children’s Bureau.
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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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