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Yolo Staff & Legal Contacts & CASA

Yolo County Child Welfare Key Contacts
Attorneys For Yolo Foster Youth
Older Youth – Talk to Your Attorney
CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocate
Yolo County School District Foster Liaisons

All About Foster Care

Orientation Materials for New Families Beginning to Foster
Guardianship in California
Re-Entering Extended Foster Care
Resource Family Approval – RFA Homes
Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard
Caregivers & Understanding the Court Process
Communicate with the Court: JV-290 Caregiver Information Form
Communicate with the Court: JV-285 Relative/NREFM Information Form
ICWA – Indian Child Welfare Act
CFT – Child Family Team Meetings
CANS Assessment Tool Child Adolescent Needs & Strengths
Unusual Incident/ Injury Report
Foster Caregiver Reimbursements
Yolo County Child Abuse Reporting Hotline 530-669-2345

Foster Youth Rights

All Foster Youth Rights
Telephone Rights
Allowance Youth Rights
Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
Mental Health Rights
Educational Rights
Complaints – Foster Youth Rights being Violated?
Foster Rights Tutorial

FREE Job Training & Certificate Programs

Construction Technology – Cosumnes River College
Culinary Arts Management – CRC
EMT, Emergency Medical Technology – Cosumnes River College (CRC)
Fire Technology – Cosumnes River College (CRC)
Welding Program – Cosumnes River College (CRC)
Yolo County Sheriff’s Citizens Academy
PAID Job Experience (WIOA) at Groceries, Cafes, & Food Banks
Carpentry Construction Training – BuildStrong Academy
Welding – YoloWorks
Security Officer Guard Card Training – YoloWorks
Drone Pilot & Technician – YoloWorks
Medical Assistant, Phlebotomy, Pharmacy Technician – Futuro Health
Paralegal Studies Certificate – YoloWorks
Human Resource Management Certificate – YoloWorks
Accounting Principles Certificate – YoloWorks

College & Financial Aid

Scholarships
California Community Colleges – Financial Aid Overview
FAFSA® – Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Chafee Grant for Foster Youth
Cannot gift/give financial aid money (or THP stipend) to relatives or friends
Community College NextUp – Academic Support & Financial Funds for Foster Youth –
State University Academic Support – Guardian Scholars Programs (GSP)
Turning Dreams into Degrees – Consider a College Degree

Extended Foster Care (Ages 18- 21)

Cannot gift/give financial aid money (or THP stipend) to relatives or friends
Transitional Housing Apartments for Current Yolo Foster Youth (age 18-21)
Study for Your Driver’s License Test
TAY Life Checklist
Extended Foster Care for Ages 18 to 21
Re-Entering Extended Foster Care
Get Your Driver’s License
How to Get Proof of Foster Care (Called Dependency or Ward of the Court Letter)
Free Cell Phones & Service
Free Laptops
Expecting and Parenting Foster Youth

Healthcare

Crisis Lines
How to get Medi-Cal Cards
Medi-Cal Information for Caregivers
Safe Sex & Birth Control
HIV/Infectious Disease Status
Early Childhood Services for 0 to 3 – Developmental Screening

Mental Health

Crisis Lines
Mental Health Rights
Before Prescribing Psychotropic Medication California Guidelines (2018)
Court Approval – Psychotropic Medications and Foster Youth
Tell the Judge how you feel about your Mental Health Medications (JV-218 Form)
California Prescribing Standards for Foster Youth Appendix A – Number & Type of Psychotropic Medication by Age Group (2018)
California Prescribing Parameters for Foster Youth Appendix B – Psychotropic Medication Dosage, Usage, Cautions, & Required Testing (2023)

Food

FREE Food – Text Alerts for Local Areas
CalFresh/EBT/Snap
WIC for Women, Infants & Children in Foster Care

Housing

Transitional Housing Apartments for Current Yolo Foster Youth (age 18-21)
Free Furniture and Household Goods for Your New Apartment (Make it Happen Yolo)
Former & Current Foster Youth Housing – AcademySTAY
Job Corps Sacramento Live-Work Community
Former Foster Youth Housing – Adolfo Transitional Housing
Women with Children – Saint John’s Program for Real Change
Yolo Empower Homeless Prevention & Re-Housing
Sacramento Prevention & Intervention, Housing Support
Yolo Safe Refuge Shelter – Adults & Children Wallace and Vannucci Shelter
Emergency Shelter – Yolo County Fourth & Hope (ages 18+, no children)
LGBTQIA – Sacramento LGBT Community Housing

Emergency Housing & Shelters

Emergency Shelter – Yolo County Fourth & Hope (ages 18+, no children)
Yolo Safe Refuge Shelter – Adults & Children Wallace and Vannucci Shelter
Yolo Empower Homeless Prevention & Re-Housing
Sacramento Prevention & Intervention, Housing Support

Healthy Sexual Development & Reproductive Rights

Consent and Healthy Relationships
Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Expression
Safe Sex & Birth Control

Banking & Taxes

Opening a New Bank Account
Paying Taxes and how to get up $1,154 FREE by claiming the California Foster Youth Tax Credit for FREE

Childcare, Summer Camp, Respite, & Babysitting

Subsidized Child Care Program – Yolo County “Bridge Program” (Ages 0-12)
Head Start Preschool FREE for Foster Kids (Ages 0 to 5)
Respite Care, Babysitting & Overnights
Cal Aggie Summer Camp – FREE 1-Week Away Camp (Ages 6-16)
Davis Summer Camp Scholarships (Ages 3-16) – $150-$200 per foster child

Car Seat & Booster Seats

FREE Car Seats & Safety Program – Yolo County
Car Seats Safety Laws by Age, Weight, Height

Newborn, Infant, and Toddlers

Early Childhood Services for 0 to 3 – Developmental Screening
Welcoming a Newborn Foster Child

LGBTQIA+ & SOGIE

Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Expression

Youth Advocacy & Leadership

CYC – California Youth Connection

CSEC

Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Foster Care
Common Examples of Childhood Sex Trafficking
CSEC Warning Signs and What to Do

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