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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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Yolo Empower Homeless Prevention & Re-Housing

Empower Yolo logo - Promoting Safe, Healthy & Resilient CommunitiesRe-housing services for homeless youth
Empower Yolo rapid rehousing will work with you with goal of moving you into permanent housing while working on ways to address the underlying causes of your homelessness. They can work with you for intensive case management and financial coaching. You may also receive financial assistance for rental assistance, security and utility deposits, referrals for legal assistance, and credit repair.

Housing loss prevention services for youth who may be behind on rent or facing eviction
Empower Yolo will work with you to help you maintain your current housing if possible. You will meet with housing staff to discuss your unique situation and to see if you can receive financial assistance for rent, security and utility deposits, referrals for legal assistance, and/or credit repair.

How do I get Yolo Empower housing support?
Call 530-661-6336 (woodland office) or 530-757-1261 (Davis office) to speak with Empower Yolo navigator or housing staff. If you need immediate safe house shelter because of domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or human trafficking the 24/7 CRISIS LINES at 530-662-1133 / 916-371-1907

Youth can also “walk-in” (no appointment necessary) and get support:

  • Woodland
    • Dowling Center, 175 Walnut Street – Tuesday 1PM to 3PM and Friday 9AM to 12 PM
  • Davis
    • D-Street House, 441 D Street – Tuesday 10 AM to 1 PM and Thursday 1PM to 3PM
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Updated on April 30, 2024
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