ACADEMIC CASE MANAGEMENT: JOHN How to Support Youth as BURTON ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH College Students August 22, 2018 www.jbay.org
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Today’s Presenters CHARMAINE LINLEY | Transitional Housing Director Olive Crest LUPE MU Ñ OZ | Program Supervisor New Alternatives DANIELLE SAPORITA | Program Director New Alternatives LUCY SOLORZANO |Senior Social Worker, Education & Employment Specialist Orange County Social Services Agency SIMONE TURECK | Associate Policy Director John Burton Advocates for Youth JOHN BURTON ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH
What’s different about case managing foster/homeless youth in college ? Previous educational Previous educational Post ‐ secondary Post ‐ secondary instability, trauma, instability, trauma, education has it’s own education has it’s own absence of academic absence of academic systems, calendars & systems, calendars & support = higher support = higher processes processes likelihood of challenges likelihood of challenges in college in college These youth are These youth are These youth are reliant These youth are reliant balancing multiple balancing multiple on educational financial on educational financial priorities priorities aid aid JOHN BURTON ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH
Why Should Providers Emphasize Post ‐ Secondary Education in their Programs? Higher education levels = Lower unemployment rates Higher earnings Lower rates of incarceration Improved health outcomes Higher levels of civic participation including voting Greater likelihood of one’s children attending college Increased career satisfaction JOHN BURTON ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH
Start with a Strong Foundation for Case Management, then Build Out Helping youth “choose” education Early Being fluent in intervention to post ‐ secondary address future education crises Hands ‐ on with Ensuring youth activities related complete FAFSA to post ‐ & financial aid secondary process Your current education case management Assisting youth with avoiding model Regular check ‐ unnecessary ins on academic placement in progress remedial courses Working with youth Working with student to plug into on ‐ to access necessary campus supports that supplies, make sense for them transportation & resources Plugging into student’s calendar JOHN BURTON ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH
1. Helping Youth “Choose” Education MEETING YOUTH WHERE THEY ARE: Understanding where youth are and where they want to be OPTIONS: Ensuring they are aware of their post ‐ secondary education options PROBLEM SOLVING: Understanding barriers to post ‐ secondary education and how to address them PLANNING: Utilizing available tools to help youth explore their path, make a plan then act, i.e.: • “My Path” website – info on exploring careers, choosing a college, applying & paying for it; has assessment to identify career paths; lists all CTEs in CA ‐ https://www.cccmypath.org • “Salary Surfer” – online tool that provides comparative salary info for the JOHN BURTON ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH various CTE program fields ‐ http://salarysurfer.cccco.edu/SalarySurfer.aspx
2. Being Fluent in Post ‐ Secondary Education College options info: http://www.cacollegepathways.org/help Case manager checklist ‐ youth ‐ plan/college ‐ options/ CCC matriculation info: http://stepforward.cccco.edu Understanding the range of Webinars on financial aid for education options foster & homeless youth: https://youtu.be/2bKGSJ1mV54 Understanding application, https://youtu.be/G2sV9r6wA ‐ w matriculation & enrollment process https://youtu.be/euBqbE8rFeQ Being familiar with financial aid – how to apply & how to maintain Foster youth campus support programs: http://www.cacollegepathways.org/find ‐ Being aware of important timelines campus ‐ support ‐ programs/find ‐ campus ‐ & deadlines support ‐ programs ‐ for ‐ foster ‐ youth/ Being aware of relevant campus Homeless Youth Liaisons: resources http://www.cccstudentmentalhealth.org Knowing where to go for additional /resources/ JOHN BURTON ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH info & resources/staying updated
3. Ensuring Youth Complete FAFSA & Financial Aid Process Ensure youth complete FAFSA/CADAA & submit Cal Grant GPA Verification by March 2, submit Chafee Grant app if FY, & apply for scholarships Offer FAFSA workshop or Know where & who to send Work with youth individually on collaborate with another youth to at local colleges for FAFSA program who offers this support with financial aid Track status of FAFSA applications to ensure any issues are addressed Make sure youth complete any verification requested by school upon FAFSA completion If youth loses eligibility for financial aid because they do not make Satisfactory Academic Progress, help them to file an appeal JOHN BURTON ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH
4. Assisting Youth with Avoiding Placement in Remedial Courses If the school uses If the school uses assessment test, help assessment test, help Find out about the Find out about the youth prepare; if school youth prepare; if school assessment process at assessment process at utilizes multiple measures, utilizes multiple measures, your local colleges your local colleges assist youth in acquiring assist youth in acquiring HS transcripts HS transcripts If student places in If student places in remedial courses, remedial courses, inquire about options inquire about options to accelerate to accelerate remediation remediation http://www.jbaforyouth.org/cccassessmentandremediation/ JOHN BURTON ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH
5. Working with Student to Access On ‐ Campus Supports that Make Sense for Them Have personal connections with Be aware of all potential on ‐ key individuals on local campus campus supports • Case manager should be on first ‐ name • FYSI Liaisons basis with at least one key support • Homeless Youth Liaisons person on each local campus. • Foster youth support programs • Warm referrals – take youth on campus (NextUp/CAFYES, and introduce them to support Guardian/Renaissance Scholars, etc.) program staff in person. • EOPS/EOP, DSPS, TRIO, CARE, CalWORKs FYSI Liaisons: http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/StudentServices/FosterYouthSuccessInitiatives/FYlpc.aspx Homeless Youth Liaisons: http://www.cccstudentmentalhealth.org/resources/ Foster youth campus support programs: http://www.cacollegepathways.org/find ‐ campus ‐ support ‐ programs/find ‐ campus ‐ support ‐ programs ‐ for ‐ foster ‐ youth/ JOHN BURTON ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH
6. Plugging into Student’s Calendar Awareness of the academic calendar of the school(s) your youth are attending Awareness of the academic calendar of the school(s) your youth are attending Helping student manage conflicting priorities Helping student manage conflicting priorities • (i.e. education, job, child care if parenting) Being programmatically flexible Being programmatically flexible • (letting the student’s academic calendar take precedent over program activities) Structuring support intensity based on academic calendar Structuring support intensity based on academic calendar • (i.e. frequent check ‐ ins during first 2 weeks of school, TLC during finals week, etc.) Flagging activities of importance or interest Flagging activities of importance or interest Reminders, reminders, reminders! Reminders, reminders, reminders! • (i.e. “Are you ready for your priority enrollment date?” “Since you plan on transferring, have you connected with the transfer center? Now is the time”) JOHN BURTON ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH
7. Working with Youth to Access Necessary Supplies, Transportation & Resources Books* & Supplies Books* & Supplies Transportation Transportation • Ensure students have books on time • Ensure students have books on time • Assist youth with figuring out • Assist youth with figuring out – if they do not have money for – if they do not have money for transportation issues – can be transportation issues – can be books because financial aid is books because financial aid is significant obstacle, particularly in significant obstacle, particularly in delayed they can get behind in delayed they can get behind in areas with limited public areas with limited public classes and have trouble catching up classes and have trouble catching up transportation transportation *Textbook support: *Textbook support: Everything else affects Everything else affects school too! school too! • ILP or other county resources • ILP or other county resources • Campus support programs • Campus support programs • Childcare • Childcare • Burton Book Fund – • Burton Book Fund – • Housing • Housing http://www.jbaforyouth.org/burton ‐ http://www.jbaforyouth.org/burton ‐ • Mental health needs • Mental health needs book ‐ fund ‐ information/ book ‐ fund ‐ information/ • Legal issues • Legal issues JOHN BURTON ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH
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