The Foster Youth Services Program (FYS) was created to address the specific needs of foster youth students.

What is the goal of the FYS Program?

The goal of the FYS Program is to support academic achievement, attendance, and positive school behaviors of foster youth attending school in SFUSD. 

What is the FYS Program?

Foster children have been removed from the care of their parents primarily because of abuse or neglect due to complex family, social and environmental conditions out of their control. Some children in foster care move frequently among emergency placements, foster families, guardian homes (kinship/relative or non-relative), and group homes. These changes often result in multiple school placements.  Because of these complexities in their lives, many foster youth perform below grade level, are held back in school, and have lower graduation rates than their peers.  In order to support foster children academically and emotionally, the FYS program was established to meet these needs.  The FYS Program:

• Provides individualized case management to support academic achievement, attendance and positive school behavior. 
• Provides high school to college transitional support services through the Guardian Scholars Summer Academy.
• Provides individual school or community-based tutoring services for foster youth students.
• Designates sited-based FYS Liaisons to link foster youth to support, resources and a caring adult.
• Supports permanent relationships and stability for foster youth through school-based recruitment of foster and adoptive parents. 
• Advocates for foster youths’ educational needs.
• Advocates locally and state-wide to improve school & child welfare policies.

What else does the FYS Program do?

• Offers professional development for schools, care providers, child welfare workers and others on the educational needs of foster youth.
• Maintains a database of foster youth living in San Francisco County.
• Facilitates communication and collaboration between SFUSD staff, community agencies, child welfare workers/probation officers, and care providers.
• Assists with immediate and appropriate school placement in coordination with the SFUSD AB490 Liaison. 
• Promotes school-wide awareness of National Foster Care Month in May

How do I refer a youth to the FYS Program or get more information?

FYS Program Coordinator
Student Support Services Department
1515 Quintara Street
San Francisco, CA 94116
Phone: (415) 242-2615
Fax: (415) 242-2618
info@healthiersf.org