California
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Resources in your state
Education
Education: College / Higher Ed
United Friends offers an 11-year education support continuum that follows LA County foster youth from the sixth grade through the completion of a...
Independent Living Program
Fact Sheet for California Independent Living Programs: http://www.childsworld.ca.gov/res/pdf/ILP_FactSheet.pdf Independent Living Programs help...
Health care
Because of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which became law in 2010, former/current foster youth under 26 years old are provided with free health...
Youth or Alumni Group
California Youth Connection (CYC) is a youth led organization that develops leaders who empower each other and their communities to transform the...
Education: College / Higher Ed
The purpose of the Promise Scholars Program is to provide ambitious college-bound students from foster care situations access to the promise of a...
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Health Care for Former Foster Youth
Did you know that young people from foster care have access to free Medicaid after they turn 18 through their 26th birthday? Qualification to access Medicaid is NOT dependant on employment or education status.
