The next Foster Youth Alliance is scheduled for tomorrow Friday September 16th from 9:30 until 11:30.

Location: Alameda County ILSP 2647 International Blvd. Ste.312

Content: At this meeting the discussion about Transition Services begun at the July meeting will continue. Ideas for action identified at the meeting will be flushed out and coordination and collaboration will be discussed.

Some of you may have already received this Action Alert earlier this week. Please be sure to send letters of support for each bill.

SB 436 (Migden), which expands access to THP+ housing and support services for pregnant and parenting former foster youth, is on the way to the Governor's desk! AB 824 (Chu), which extends THP+ eligibility to age 24, was sent to the Governor on August 29. The Governor has 30 days from enrollment to sign the bills, and he needs to hear from us! Please send a letter of support for each bill to the Governor, and send a copy to the bill's author. Fax numbers are provided on the attached sample letters. Let us know if you sent a letter so that we can track our efforts.

Click here to download AB 824 letter
Click here to download SB 436 letter

Please send an email to Amy Freeman at afreeman@acfya.org to let us know that you have sent a letter of support.

Click here to download flyer

Entrepreneurship Training
Put your business idea into a formal business plan!
This 12 week program begins
Sept. 14th 4:30PM – 6:00PM
@ Pivotal Point Youth Services
2647 International Blvd., Ste 420

Click here to download flyer

For more information on any of these programs call: (510) 536-6604

Come to the first place housing orientation at 1755 Broadway, suite #310 on Monday September 26th, 2005 5pm - 7:00 pm!!!

Come learn about our emancipation training center and supported housing
Program

Interviews for the supported housing program will begin October 3rd and
Class will begin at the end of October. Click here to download an application.

Fax applications to (510) 272-9303
Or drop by and complete application at
1759 Broadway Oakland, ca 94612

Contact Zimbabwe Davies, Peer Educator at (510) 272-0979 x27 for more info.

San Francisco: Attached please find job descriptions for Program Manager please click here; for Tutor Coordinator please click here; for Tutor please click here.

Sept. 11:
Deadbeat State
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/09/11/EDGBKEJUOU1.DTL&hw=Foster+Care&sn=003&sc=496

No Refuge: How California is Failing its Foster Youth
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/09/11/INGBKEJUCF1.DTL&hw=Foster+Care&sn=004&sc=437

Against All Odds
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/09/11/EDGBKEJUEP1.DTL&hw=Foster+Care&sn=006&sc=401

Sept. 12:
Foster Children - Our Second Family
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/09/12/EDG4PDMTOT1.DTL&hw=Foster+Care&sn=002&sc=582

Sept. 14:
First Steps on Foster Care
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/09/14/EDGB7EMM011.DTL&hw=Foster+Care&sn=001&sc=1000

Check out the Insight section on Sunday, September 18th for letters to the editor in response to these articles from FYA and other organizations.

The class is four hours one time per week on either Tuesdays or Thursdays.
The Tuesday class will start on September 20th. The second beginner class will be on a Thursday, and its start date will be sometime this fall. The class is located at 934 Brannan Street in San Francisco but is open to youth from any county. Fostering Art pays for/reimburses for all transportation, dinner during class, and associated material costs.

Referrals can be found at the website www.ahomewithin.org and faxed to (415)
621-1317. Liz Bernstein can be reached at (415) 652-1434.