Latest Updates

• Youth Education Support Monthly Newsletter
• Countywide Financial Aid Workshops for DCFS and Probation Youth, Starting Now 01/21/12 through February
• Foster Youth Services offers DCFS youth living in foster and group home placement, ages 4-21, Free In-Home Tutoring: English Flyer | Spanish Flyer | Application - English | Application - Spanish
• United Friends of the Children offers a “College Readiness Program” with Free Tutoring, College Preparation and Support for DCFS Youth, ages 12-15. Accepting Applications Always!
• Hot Off The Press!! The latest volume of the Youth Education Support monthly Newsletter, designed by the Education & Mentoring Section, to inform and applaud our Department’s achievements in promoting academic success.
• LAUSD offers DCFS & Probation H.S. seniors assistance with college entrance
• Verbum Dei High School Application | St. Mary's Academy Application
• “Back to School = Updating Education Notebooks!”
• "ATTENTION ALL CSWs” - If you have a child on your caseload entering the 7th thru 12th grade, they must have a Tdap vaccine before school starts in August or September, 2011. Click here for flyer
• New Resource: Over 2,100 Free instructional videos are available at http://www.khanacademy.org/. Help our Youth learn about everything from Math- Algebra to Calculus, History and Science- Biology to Chemistry. Youth can practice for the CAHSEE or SAT exams, have fun with Brain Teasers or expand their knowledge about subjects like banking.
• State Minimum Course Requirements for High School (CA Dept of Education)
• “Enrichment Plus Awards for youth who improve and excel in school- Nominate your youth today!”
• Step by Step to enter education into CWS/CMS Education Notebooks | Tricks to widen search for schools. For further questions contact DCFS’ Education Section click here for roster
• Helpful tools for adding and searching schools into CWS/CMS - Can't Find a School - Use % to Locate a School
• SCHOOL BASED MENTORING, ages 10-13 serviced by DCFS, @ Bethune, Drew, Foshay, Gompers, Muir, Markham & Virgil - Referral Form
• California Foster Care Education Law Fact Sheets: Information on AB490, IEP, Special.Ed, Ed. Rights holder & more… click here;
• Very Important - Adopted Children may receive Full Financial Aid click here