Foster Youth Services

These resources are a collection of Foster Youth Services-related resources that are managed by various departments across the district and are intended to be used by all staff when the need arises. They have been grouped together for convenience.

Department Resources

Transition Partnership Program (TPP/Workability)

Information on the TPP/Workability program. Managed by TPP/Workability

Foster & Homeless Youth Training

Training for working with foster and homeless youth. Managed by Foster Youth Services

More Ways to Pay

Information on financial aid available to homeless and foster youth. Managed by Foster Youth Services

Financial Aid Guide

A detailed guide to help foster youth navigate the process of getting financial aid for school. Managed by Foster Youth Services

Chaffee Grant

Learn more about the Chaffee Grant and how it helps foster youth obtain money for college or technical and career training. Managed by Foster Youth Services

Family & Student Resources

Additional Online Resources

Hotspots & Backpacks Flyer

Ed. Right's Responsibilities

School Stability for Foster Youth

Credit Retrieval

Tutoring Services

Foster Youth Ed. Law Fact Sheet

Foster Youth Ed. Toolkit

Foster Youth Ed. Rights

Job Corps

Learning Links & Videos

Children Act Out because of Trauma & Other Bruce Perry Videos

This is a collection of Dr. Bruce Perry's videos, a psychiatrist known for his work in childhood trauma. In these videos, Dr. Perry explains how trauma and stress impact the behaviors, development, and resiliency of children. We encourage you to dive deeper into his work beyond these videos. Although some videos are directed more towards educators, the messages can be applied to all relationships.

Children Act Out because of Trauma w/ Oprah and Dr. Perry:

Oprah and Dr. Bruce Perry discuss their new book What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing. Here, Dr. Perry explains why it's important for teachers to understand how childhood trauma causes behavior problems in schools.

https://youtu.be/_xiKQYSiMx0

How to Transform Pain Into Power w/ Oprah and Dr. Perry:

Here, Dr. Perry explains how to transform post-traumatic stress into wisdom on the path toward healing.

https://youtu.be/XmQ09RkiF8o

Stress, Trauma, and the Brain: Insights for Educators- The Power of Connection:

Relationships are essential to human life. Research demonstrates that when teachers establish a true empathetic connection with students, they are able to engage and reengage students in learning and actually heal and grow children's brains. Dr. Perry discusses the important role relationships have in learning and gives us practical ways to do this in the school setting.

https://youtu.be/oElS6AGwuxU

Life in a Trash Bag: Restoring Dignity to Foster Children

Rob Scheer shares his story of triumph over adversity. After experiencing abuse and hardship in the foster care system, Rob adopted four beautiful children out of foster care. When his children arrived with trash bags as luggage, he knew he had to tell his story and create a way to help the over half a million children in foster care.

https://youtu.be/xb0GKVJWhL8

ReMoved

ReMoved follows the emotional journey of a nine-year-old girl who is taken from her abusive birth home and placed in the tumultuous foster care system. This short film will help foster careers understand the experiences of many children coming from homes of neglect and abuse and the accompanying children's emotions.