iFoster’s award-winning TAY AmeriCorps peer navigators help current and former foster and probation youth achieve self-sufficiency and their education, employment and well-being goals. Each year, iFoster hires, trains and deploys over 200 current/former foster and probation youth to serve 10 month paid internships embedded in local colleges, child welfare agencies and TAY-serving non-profits to augment help their peers succeed. If you are passionate about helping your foster brothers and sisters AND want to serve in CA, KY, OH, NV, NYC, or WA.

A $22 million California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) pilot program with iFoster that provides mobile phones to 33,000 California current and former
foster youth.

Calling all LA County foster youth who want a career in healthcare, now is your chance to get paid, hands-on experience with a path to permanent jobs in local clinics and hospitals. iFoster’s second TAY AmeriCorps program (PHA TAY AmeriCorps) will hire, train and deploy 100 Community Health Ambassadors to Eisner Health clinics across LA County. This paid internship focused on developing healthcare-specific professional skills with opportunities to interview for permanent jobs in clinics and hospitals upon successful completion. iFoster partners with Microsoft and computer manufacturers to distribute low-cost computers and tablets to help foster youth succeed in school, apply for jobs, and build their support networks.