• Foster / Homeless Resources
     
    John Burton Advocates for Youth improves the quality of life for youth in California who have been in foster care or homeless by advocating for better laws, training communities to strengthen local practices and conducting research to inform policy solutions.
     
    This website provides resources for emergency shelters, foster care, housing, legal, domestic violence, immigration and etc.
     
    Provides cash benefits for the care of children in need when one or both parents are absent, disabled, deceased or unemployed. If you are eligible for CalWORKs, you automatically qualify for Medi-Cal and you might qualify for CalFresh (formerly known as Food Stamps) as well.
     
    Questions & Answers in filling out your financial aid form.
     
    The mission of the California Office of the Foster Care Ombudsperson (OFCO) is to advocate on behalf of foster children and youth regarding their care, placement, and services. The OFCO is an autonomous entity that is empowered to investigate and informally resolve complaints impacting foster youth, increase awareness about foster youth rights, and make recommendations to help support systemic change. 
     
    Orangewood Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (Fed’l tax ID #95-3616628) and one of the leading providers of services to youth in Orange County. We help almost 2,000 youth annually prepare for independent adulthood. 
     
    May receive monthly bus passes for attending their academic or vocational classes, seeking employment & traveling to their job.
     
    College Foster & Homeless Resources
     
    Cypress College
     
    EOPS
     
    Guardian Scholars Program
     
    Cypress - Additional Resources
     
     
    Fullerton College
     
    EOPS (Extended Opportunity Program & Services)
     
    Foster Youth Success Initiative Program
     
    Resources
     
    • On Campus
    • Community
    • Country
    • Social Services
    • Homeless Youth 
     
    Scholarships
     
     
    Golden West College
     
    EOPS / CARE / NEXTUP / GUARDIAN SCHOLARS
    Extended Opportunity Programs & Services (EOPS), CARE (single parents), and NextUp/Guardian Scholars (foster youth) Programs at Golden West College are dedicated to the delivery of comprehensive programs that encourage the enrollment, retention, and transfer of students who are challenged by language, social, economic, and/or educational barriers.
     
    RESOURCES/SERVICES OFFERED ON CAMPUS
     
    • Access to showers on campus
    • Free backpacks and toiletries
    • Expedited financial aid processing
    • Instant Fee Waivers (FAFSA must be filed)
    • Food Pantry Access
    • Health services
    • Official homeless liaison determination
    • Referral services (on- and off-campus resources) 
     
     
     Mt. San Antonio College
     
    Basic Needs Resource
    The Mt. SAC Mountie Fresh Basic Needs Resources is a comprehensive campus-wide effort that serves students experiencing housing instability, food insecurity, and other emergency/crisis situations. 
     
    EOPS / CARE
     
    REACH
    REACH is an educational program designed to assist current and former foster youth. REACH provides assistance and support to our Foster Youth students in their transition into college, at Mt. SAC and as they graduate and/or transfer to a university.
     
     
    Santa Ana College
     
    CalWorks
    • Academic counseling and case management
    • Job development and placement
    • Tutoring (math)
    • Monthly workshops, activities and special events
    • Referrals to campus and community resources
     
    EOPS
    Works with students whose educational and socioeconomic backgrounds might limit their access to higher education or hinder their ability to be academically successful in their college-level studies.
     
    Guardian Scholars/Y.E.S.S. (Youth Empowerment Strategies for Success)
    Acknowledging this need, the CCCCO is sponsoring a concerted effort called the Foster Youth Success Initiative (FYSI) to bring issues affecting those youth to the forefront; while improving their access to postsecondary education and help them benefit from the support services that are available but often unknown to them.