Helpful Links

Local Resource Directory
http://www.rcc.edu/services/workforce/files/ResourceDirectory.pdf

Booster Club of FosterClub – National network for foster youth
http://booster.fosterclub.com/

Foster Care Ombudsman Program – Foster Youth Advocate
1-877-846-1602
http://www.fosteryouthhelp.ca.gov/

Operation SafeHouse - Teen Shelter
Riverside: (800) 561-6944
Desert Area: (888) 343-4660
http://www.operationsafehouse.org/

L.A. Youth
Newspaper by and about teens and foster youth
http://www.layouth.com/index.php?module=htmlpages&func=display&pid=8

California Student Aid Commission
California Chafee Grant for Foster Youth
https://www.chafee.csac.ca.gov/default.aspx

California College Pathways
Academic resources for foster youth
http://www.cacollegepathways.org/programs.php

Guardian Scholars and Similar Programs
http://www.fosteryouthhelp.ca.gov/pdfs/GuardianScholars.pdf

California State University, Fullerton – Guardian Scholars Program
http://www.fullerton.edu/guardianscholars/

UC San Diego – Guardian Scholars Program
http://www.ucsd.edu/current-students/finances/financial-aid/types/scholarships/guardian.html

University of California, Riverside – Guardian Scholars Program
http://www.guardianscholars.ucr.edu/Pages/default.aspx

Teen Ink
Magazine, website & books written by teens
http://www.teenink.com/

Youth Communication
Stories by teens in the foster care system
http://www.youthcomm.org/

California Youth Connection
http://www.calyouthconn.org/site/cyc/section.php?id=19

For general information about Foster Youth Services:  
Phone: 951-826-4700  
e-mail: fosteryouthservices@rcoe.us