The San Francisco Foster Youth Services Program (FYS) strives to address the unique educational needs of foster youth by working collaboratively with youth, caregivers, schools, placing agencies, and other service providers. Our website is a resource for collaborative partners to support the academic achievement of foster youth; enhancing their overall success.
 Promoting Educational Success for Foster Youth
Read ways Esther Honda, school librarian, mentors her foster youth in Promoting Educational Success for Foster Youth (pdf)
Guardian Scholars’ Summer Academy
The City College of San Francisco (CCSF) Guardian Scholars’ Summer Academy is a program designed to prepare students for a smooth transition from high school to college. The program provides free tuition, books, and supplies. Social and career exploration activities will also be offered. With enthusiasm and a six week commitment, students can gain high school and college credit as well as valuable tools for success. Guardian Scholars’ Summer Academy brochure (pdf)
New SFUSD FYS Mentoring for Success Program!
We are pleased to announce that SFUSD recently received a new grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention, to mentor SFUSD foster youth. Our goal is to begin program activities in January 2010 and serve 135 foster care youth in 27 schools over a three year period. For the first year of implementation, ten schools have been selected to begin the Mentoring for Success Program. The ten schools include:
Bret Harte Elementary
Rosa Parks Elementary
Willie Brown Academy
Visitation Valley Middle School
Everett Middle School
International Studies Academy MS
International Studies Academy HS
Mission High School
Thurgood Marshall High School
Civic Center Secondary
Connecting Foster Youth to Career Development Opportunities in SFUSD New Ways to Work has developed a guide book for use by San Francisco foster youth, caregivers, social workers and other service providers to assist foster youth in learning more about the career opportunities that exist in SFUSD high schools.
In addition, New Ways to Work has developed a guide book for career development opportunities in California high schools. This guidebook also provides checklists that outline the steps in getting connected.
San Francisco Guidebook (pdf) | California Guidebook (pdf)
“Our Community, Our Children” Campaign materials now available online Help promote the need for San Francisco foster and adoptive parents in your community! Visit our Media Center to download and print “Our Community, Our Children” foster/adoptive parent campaign materials from the FYS website.
Foster Care Legislative Updates
- Recent Legislation (pdf)
- Fostering Connections Resource Center
The Fostering Connections Resource Center has been created by a consortium of foundations to provide timely and reliable tools and information on all aspects of the federal law, the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008. The Fostering Connections Resource Center includes a Web site (www.fosteringconnections.org) providing data on all aspects of the law and customized tools.
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