California funds a specific support structure for foster youth
The California Department of Education administers Foster Youth Services Coordinating Programs through county offices of education and selected school districts. The stated purpose is to provide support services for foster children dealing with displacement, school disruption, and multiple placements.
Why this matters
Interagency support is easy to praise and hard to build. California’s FYSCP model matters because it gives the idea an actual home. The program description points to record coordination, counseling, tutoring, mentoring, vocational training, emancipation services, and related supports. That is not a tiny side project. It is an acknowledgement that foster youth often need a network, not a handout.
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