Please join the FYA Board of Directors and Staff to celebrate Amy Freeman's many accomplishments while at the helm of FYA and to wish her well in her new endeavors. We will gather at the Washington Inn Hotel located at 495 Tenth Street in Oakland on Thursday, February 8th, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. for drinks and appetizers. Click here for a letter from the Board about the transition, and click here for the FYA Executive Director job announcement.

FYA Professional Development Trainings

The next FYA Professional Development Training will be held Tuesday, February 13th, from 9:30 to 12:30 at the ILSP Office located at 2647 International Blvd., Suite 312 in Oakland. The topic will be Youth Safety: Preventing Self-Injurious Behaviors.

This training is a joint project of FYA, Seneca Center, and the Chabot FKCE.

Calworks Training on February 28th

By popular demand, FYA has added a training to the current series. On Wednesday, February 28th Lorena Briseno of the Alameda County Social Service Agency will provide a training on Calworks Eligibility and Benefits Clarification. The training will be held from 9:30 to 12:00 at the ILSP Office, 2647 International Blvd., Suite 312, Oakland.

To RSVP for these trainings or for more information, contact Melinda Clemmons at 510-428-9821 or email mclemmons@acfya.org.

The FYA Executive Director is responsible for providing the overall leadership, project direction and implementation, and fundraising for FYA. The Executive Director will work in close collaboration with the Board of Directors and Program Staff to refine FYA’s strategic vision and build organizational infrastructure. Click here for the job announcement. The deadline for submitting resumes is February 21st.
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California Afterschool Network Seeks Director

The California Afterschool Network is seeking a full- time Director to provide leadership, strategic guidance, and internal oversight for the California Afterschool Network. This position is an opportunity to help shape the Network's growing statewide interest in after-school policies and practices.

Click here for a complete position description
The UC Davis job application can be accessed here.

The ILSP Teen Health Center has a new name: Beyond Emancipation Teen Health Center (BE THC). Dr. David Pakter will see patients in the Center on Tuesdays 10:00am-6:00pm and will teach YOGA 6:00pm-7:00pm.
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Pivotal Point Youth Services & Beyond Emancipation present a “Young Adult Parent Support Group”

Come share, learn and discuss the responsibilities of being a parent.

Gift Card Raffle per Class

Young Women & Men are invited. Need not be a parent to participate.

Wednesdays & Fridays: 3:30-5:00pm (6 classes)

Last Class: Friday, February 9th

Meet us at: Beyond Emancipation
2647 International Blvd., Suite 420
Oakland, CA 94601

Contact Laurie Lucky at (510) 536-6604 x201
Click here for a flyer.

Public Interest Law Project Seeks Disabled Foster Youth Who Have Been Impacted by the School Completion Rule

The Public Interest Law Project would like to speak with disabled foster youth who have been impacted by the School Completion Rule. Click here for detailed information about this project from Angie Schwartz at Public Interest Law Project. For more information or to refer a youth, contact Angie Schwartz at (510) 891-9794 x. 125 or email aschwartz@pilpca.org.

For assistance or more information, contact the Summer Youth Project at syp@ncg.org.

Click here to read an editorial from the January 28th San Francisco Chronicle supporting the STEP program.

Click here to read an article from the January 27th NY Times: Offering Help for Former Foster Care Youths

Click here for an article from the January 22nd San Jose Mercury News: Seminar Aims to Take Bite Out of Bias: Black Kids More Often Taken from Families by Social Workers.