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Alameda County Office of Education
Foster Youth Services*
6925 Chabot Road
Oakland, CA 94618
(510) 601-9813
www.alameda-coe.k12.ca.us
Academic case management, including acquiring health and educational records and providing tutoring for youth ages 16-19 residing in group homes.
American Indian Child Resource Center
522 Grand Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610
(510) 208-1870
Open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for business, M-F
Open until 7:00 p.m. for youth programs, M - Th
www.aicrc.org/
American Indian families served for social services, Indian Child Welfare
advocacy, and foster care licensing issues, education services,
academic enrichments, youth development, youth leadership, youth counseling,
career and secondary education support, and cultural programs for middle
school, high school, to young adult. Call for information as program times
vary.
Be a Mentor*
1260 B Street, Suite 375
Hayward, CA 94541
(888) Be A Mentor
(888) 232-6368
www.beamentor.org
Matches youth throughout East Bay with volunteer mentors.
Berkeley Reads
Berkeley Public Library
1125 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702
(510) 981-6299
www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/system/literacy.html
Literacy program that helps youth ages 16 and older improve their basic reading and writing skills.
California Community Colleges
Visit www.cccapply.org for information about the location, program offerings, and student services at 109 colleges in the California Community Colleges system. Go to www.icanaffordcollege.com for information about financial aid.
California State University/East Bay
Renaissance Scholars Program
Provides all-encompassing services to help former foster youth succeed at CSUEB.
Renaissance Scholars Program
Student Academic Services
25800 Carlos Bee Blvd. LI 2500
Hayward, CA 94542
(510) 885-3751
http://wwwsa.csueastbay.edu/renaissance/
Community Colleges Resource Guide (Alameda County)
This guide was developed with input from the participating colleges at the FYA Convening of Foster Youth Allies on 7/27/07. To add or update information in the guide, please email mclemmons@acfya.org.
East Bay Asian Youth Center
Responsibility Integrity Strength Empowerment (RISE)
1950 Carleton Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 849-4898
www.ebayc.org/index.php?id=rise
Multiracial youth development program for high school students provides personal counseling, academic advising, an after-school learning center, college awareness field trips and community organizing projects.
Civicorps Schools
101 Mrytle Street
Oakland, CA 94607
510-992-7800
http://www.cvcorps.org/
Comprehensive academic and employment program for youth ages 17-24 offering education through service learning.
Foster a Dream
MAILING Address:
Foster A Dream
77 Solano Square #133
Benicia, CA 94510
OFFICE Address
Foster A Dream
1350 Hayes Street, Suite B-14
Benicia, CA 94510
707-747-0100
www.fosteradream.org
Foster a Dream, while located in Benicia, serves foster youth in Alameda County as well. Support programs include the Bridges Program, which increases positive outcomes for youth exiting foster care, creating permanent connections and building a foundation for academic and career success, and Adopt a Dream, which provides the "important extras" that build meaningful childhood memories... sports, cheerleading, music lessons, proms, special needs and more.
Foster Youth Success Initiative of the CA Community College System Office
FYSI
Liaison Directory
Click here for a directory of FYSI liaisons at community colleges throughout California.
Heald College
Guardian Scholars Program
350 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 808-3034
(800) 755-3550
www.heald.edu
Heald College San Francisco offers a comprehensive program that supports former foster youth ages 18-23 in their efforts to gain a college or vocational degree. Head College Guardian Scholars Program will provider participants with fees, academic tuition, textbooks and supplies as well as orientation to academic life, employment opportunites, tutoring and mentoring, and more.
The Mentoring Center
The Positive Minds Group
1221 Preservation Park Way, Suite 200
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 891-0492
www.mentor.org
Serves adjudicated and incarcerated youth between the ages of 13-25 through intensive mentoring and intervention efforts.
Mentoring for Academic Success (MAS)
1712 Euclid Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 848-4075
www.mionline.org
Aspires to reduce racial inequality in the educational system and bridge the achievement gap through academic counseling and tutoring.
Oakland Public Library Teen Zone
Main Library
125 14th Street
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 238-7233 or (510) 238-7332
http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/links/teens/index.html
Youth Leadership Council, contests for teens, Gay/Straight Alliance, volunteer opportunities, and a large collection of teen books, videos, and periodicals.
Oakland Unified School District
Center for Transitional Students and Families*
1098 2nd Avenue, Portable 15
Oakland, CA 94606
(510) 879-4643
(510) 465-2865 (fax)
www.ousd.k12.ca.us
Tutoring and academic mentoring for youth in out-of-home care and homeless youth.
Project Bridge at Laney College
900 Fallon Street
Oakland CA 94607
(510) 464-3411
http://laney.peralta.edu/apps/comm.asp?Q=30158
Project Bridge, a basic skills learning community at Laney College that serves adults of all ages, welcomes young adults who want to strengthen reading, writing, math, computer, and study skills, as well as build confidence for attending college.
UC Berkeley Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP)
2150 Kittredge Street, Suite 3A #1060
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 643-6959
Seeks to increase the UC admission eligibility rates of low-income, first generation college bound youth through school site visits, academic planning and career advising, study skills improvement, workshops on college admissions, scholarships and financial aid, PSAT/SAT preparation and UC campus tours.
Youth Radio
1809 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94703
(510) 841-5123
www.youthradio.org
Multicultural broadcast journalism training program for teens. Also offers college bound services including free SAT trainings.
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