2018 California Foster Youth FAFSA Challenge MARCH FYSCP TA CALL John Burton Advocates for Youth 3/2/18
In Infor ormation on to o Par articipate Ø To raise your hand to speak, click the hand icon Ø To submit questions, click on the “Questions” panel Ø Presentation materials and audio will be posted at http://www.jbaforyouth.org/FAFSAChallenge
To Today’s Presenters DEBORAH PRUITT KIM SILVA Project Manager Kern COE John Burton Advocates for Youth MELINDA CLEMMONS ADRIENE METOYER-LEONARD Project Consultant Alameda COE John Burton Advocates for Youth KIM CORNEILLE Santa Cruz COE John Burton 2018 FAFSA CHALLENGE FOR CALIFORNIA FOSTER YOUTH 3/2/2018 3/2/18 Advocates for Youth
Re Remember … § Chafee Application § Student WebGrants Account JBAY 2018 FAFSA CHALLENGE FOR CA FOSTER YOUTH 3/2/2018 3/2/18
Noti Notice ce: March completion report due March 23 (not 3/15) Reports must be received by midnight on March 23. WebGrants – any difficulty accessing your schools, let Deborah know. Deborah@jbay.org JBAY 2018 FAFSA CHALLENGE FOR CA FOSTER YOUTH 3/2/2018 3/2/18
For your records and to show us why your baseline number might have changed March 23 3/2/18 JBAY 2018 FAFSA CHALLENGE FOR CA FOSTER YOUTH
March 23 3/2/18 JBAY 2018 FAFSA CHALLENGE FOR CA FOSTER YOUTH
Campaign ID = The anonymized identifier you assign to each student. Only due May 31. Can send early if you’re complete. March 23 JBAY 2018 FAFSA CHALLENGE FOR CA FOSTER YOUTH
Resources http://www.jbaforyouth.org/ fafsachallenge John Burton 2018 FAFSA CHALLENGE FOR CALIFORNIA FOSTER YOUTH 3/2/2018 3/2/18 Advocates for Youth
Resources http://www.jbaforyouth.org/fafsachallenge John Burton 2018 FAFSA CHALLENGE FOR CALIFORNIA FOSTER YOUTH 3/2/2018 3/2/18 Advocates for Youth
Resources http://www.jbaforyouth.org/ fafsachallenge John Burton 2018 FAFSA CHALLENGE FOR CALIFORNIA FOSTER YOUTH 3/2/2018 3/2/18 Advocates for Youth
Resources http://www.jbaforyouth.org/fafsachallenge/ JBAY Technical Assistance Melinda Clemmons – Melinda@jbay.org Deborah Pruitt – Deborah@jbay.org John Burton 2018 FAFSA CHALLENGE FOR CALIFORNIA FOSTER YOUTH 3/2/2018 3/2/18 Advocates for Youth
JBAY WebGrants Manual: FAFSA Verification John Burton 2018 FAFSA CHALLENGE FOR CALIFORNIA FOSTER YOUTH 3/2/2018 3/2/18 Advocates for Youth
WebGrants Report Verify student match – complete FAFSA John Burton JBAY 2018 FAFSA CHALLENGE FOR CA FOSTER YOUTH 3/2/2018 3/2/18 Advocates for Youth
WebGrants GPA Summary Report: Report Verify GPA match & EFC = complete FAFSA
Re Resources: JBAY We Web Seminars Get the links at: http://www.jbaforyouth.org/fafsachallenge/ Demystifying the FAFSA for Foster Youth Detailed instructions for the FAFSA Financial Aid for Foster & Homeless Youth, Part 1: Completing the FAFSA Provides more overview on types of financial aid and how it is awarded TA Webinars: http://www.jbaforyouth.org/fafsa-ta-webinars/ John Burton 2018 FAFSA CHALLENGE FOR CALIFORNIA FOSTER YOUTH 3/2/2018 3/2/18 Advocates for Youth
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Featured FAFSA Challengers We’ll be adding a new section of the web page to highlight your: Ø FAFSA Challenge news & events Ø Your successes (tell us when you meet or surpass the 60% goal!) Ø Innovative ideas for FAFSA completion JBAY 2018 FAFSA CHALLENGE FOR CA FOSTER YOUTH 3/2/2018 3/2/18
Awards! Our first round of $1000 awards for highest FAFSA/CADAA completion will be announced during the Foster Youth Education Summit on April 9/10, 2018. (One award will be given to the top county in each of three groupings by size: small, medium, and large counties.) JBAY 2018 FAFSA CHALLENGE FOR CA FOSTER YOUTH 3/2/2018 3/2/18
Kern County KIM SILVA JBAY 2018 FAFSA CHALLENGE FOR CA FOSTER YOUTH 3/2/18
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Valley Farmland Desert Kern County Mountains
1,976 Kern County children/youth currently in foster care 1, 1,250 250 foster students in Kern County Schools 413 413 fosters in High Schools 113 fosters are 12 th Graders 113 29
Ch Challenges s in Kern Co County • Size & geography hinders equal access to services & opportunities • Kern has CA’s 5th highest child poverty rate • One of CA’s lowest college going rate • Less than 1/3 of our students enroll in college • 52% of Kern foster students graduation rate vs. 84% Kern overall • Recent numbers show that 1 foster youth student in Kern County drops out of a high school every 3 school days
Co Collaboration in Ac Action fo for Foster Youth • FYSCP located at Dream Center • Kern County only one-stop resource center for current & former foster youth since 2008 • Co-located with ILP & AB12 social workers, probation placement officers, public health nurses, mental health therapists, CalFresh/Medi- Cal assistance • College/Career support services • On-site job readiness counselor • College/career workshops • Financial aid technical assistance • Computer lab
FY FYSCP P FAFSA Challeng hallenge e Tour ur • Monthly Group Home Coalition meetings • Foster Family Agency (FFA) Coalition meetings • Quarterly AB490 Liaison Meetings • District LCAP Technical Assistance meetings • ILP Staff Meetings • AB12 Staff Meetings
Wo Work with High School Counselors • 56 high schools throughout Kern • “FAFSA Challenge Kick Off” presentation at January foster student counselor meeting • How to use Foster Focus to ID & track students to participate in Challenge • Resource table & posters for counselors • Created school-specific folders • Master copies, resource guides, & stickers
FA FAFSA Challenge Packet
Wo Work with High School Counselors • Created FYSCP Resource Google Drive with Packet resources along with additional support service info • Emails • Regular group emails to sites with events & resources from JBAY webinars • FAFSA completion reports with student status & site completion rate • Sent high school individual completion rates to district AB490 liaison for extra support • “FAFSA Check-ins” during school & district technical assistance calls
Fo Foster Youth Organizations 21 YES! Orgs at high • Created in 2016 with FYSCP & Kern schools, court & community schools High School District to mentor & empower foster youth • Voluntary & youth-driven, YES! provides campus community for foster youth • Meet monthly to hear guest speakers on topics chosen by the youth, attend field trips & participate in leadership & community service opportunities
Im Impo portant t Community unity Partner tnership hips • Youth 2 Leaders (Y2L) • Americorps volunteers facilitate our YES! Orgs at Juvenile Detention Center & community schools • Provide students case management & college/career transition plan • 12 th graders at court & community receive one-on-one FAFSA assistance • Bakersfield Community College • Monthly foster youth 12 th grader counts by school with foster youth counselor contact info to set up on site • Host FAFSA workshops for ILP foster youth in evenings to complete application • Career exploration field trips to campus with presentations by current students
Annual Conference 3 rd Annual event held February 23, 2018 250 attendees & 50 high school students FAFSA Challenge promotion materials displayed & given to every attendee Vendor Fair included FAFSA Challenge partners- Bakersfield College & Y2L “FAFSA Ambassadors” 3/2/2018 3/2/18
Ch Challe llenges & s & L Lesso ssons L s Learned Short timeline Reaching out to outlying communities Limited number of resources & adults/mentors to speak to students about higher education Students unaware of their financial aid status Students not knowing their social security or personal information Students in “survival mode” vs. long-term preparation mode Student mobility 3/2/2018 3/2/18
Pl Planned Ne Next t St Steps § Start early & talk often o Back-to-School Events, YES! Meetings, ILP workshops o Provide more school staff trainings on resources & financial aid that foster students are eligible for § Expand # of YES! organizations in 2018-19…especially in outlying areas § Implement FAFSA Ambassador program into all YES! programs as leadership activity § Build relationships with community colleges in west, east & north Kern to mirror Bakersfield College efforts § Train high school counselors on Foster Focus Grad Tracker feature 3/2/2018 3/2/18
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