WHAT WE DO...
The individualized Tutoring Program is designed to give a foster child a chance to succeed in their studies. Being taken out of your home and placed in an unfamiliar environment is hard enough; now add having to keep up with homework and studying for tests.
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The Foster Care Council provides a tutor to a foster child that is testing below grade level. The Education Training Coordinator will place the child with a certified teacher for 3 hours per week. The child is pre-tested to determine individual academic needs.
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The uniqueness of this program is that tutoring is conducted at the child’s current residence with the caregiver present, ensuring the child receives assistance unique to their needs. The child is tested after six months to determine progression and future academic needs.
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Click HERE to download the Tutoring Referral form.
The Foster Care Council has opened Studio ThriftyFor the Kids, a non-profit, boutique-style store where foster parents can bring their foster children to shop for clothing and other basic necessities at no cost to the families.
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Studio ThriftyFor the Kids is fully stocked with basic necessities for children, including new and gently used boys’ and girls’ clothing for infants up to 18-year-olds. The store has an inviting disco theme that is colorful, chic, and fun for kids of all ages.
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The boutique's atmosphere was designed to ensure foster children have an enjoyable experience as they shop for clothing and necessities. The goal of Studio ThriftyFor the Kids is to provide a sense of normalcy to foster children by sending them home with basic needs to set them up for success.
Click HERE to message us for more information.
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The enrichment program allows for foster youth to participate in the activity or summer camp of their choice; sports, music, karate, the arts, or any other activity they want to explore. This opportunity allows the child to find talents that might otherwise go unrecognized. Thus, increasing a child’s self-esteem, attitude in the classroom, school/home behavior, and allowing them to meet and interact with peers with similar interests.
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Click HERE to print a request form.
Foster youth who age out of the system at 18 years old set out into the world with little to no life skills. They have not learned how to fill out a job application, how to properly interview for a job, or how to budget their paycheck to cover monthly bills. Some haven’t even learned proper hygiene.
The Foster Care Council provides a mentoring program as a resource for 9th-12th-grade foster students who express a need and desire to learn how to survive and thrive on their own after aging out of the system. Our program partners mentees with background-checked, safe adult mentors to serve as guides for these youth. The goal of our Teen Mentoring program is for each mentee to persevere and become a strong, healthy, productive adult - not a statistic!
Click HERE to download a Mentor Application.
MY VIBE is a one-of-a-kind program for foster youths turning 18 who are recommitting to the state's Independent Living Program. The state provides the youth with an apartment, a food stipend, and the bare essentials, subject to the condition that they are in school or have a job.
Our MY VIBE program works alongside these young adults to design an inspiring, motivating living space they can be proud of and call their own.
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Click HERE to learn more about MY VIBE.