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Project

Equitable Access to Regional Center Services for Children and Youth in Foster Care through Parent Education and Youth Self-Advocate Empowerment

Center:

CA-USC, Childrens Hospital, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2022

Contact Information:

Olga Solomon
[email protected]
323-361-4112

Project Description:

This project addresses the disparities in POS experienced by children and youth in foster care through a two-prong complementary approach: 1) Foster parent education: educate foster parents regarding the pathways to securing educational and medical rights. This will enable them to legally advocate for the foster children and youth's RC and generic services. 2) Foster Youth empowerment and education: provide the RC services-eligible Foster Youth ages 14 and over a) individual peer-mentoring by Peer Ambassador Teams (each team consists of a Peer Ambassador Self-Advocate and Peer Ambassador Former Foster Youth); b) youth empowerment group training to prepare them to become self-advocates and active stakeholders in the Regional Services system.

Keyword(s):

youth in foster care; transition age youth; regional center services

Core Function(s):

Other Direct/Model Services

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance, Education & Early Intervention, Health-Related Activities, Quality of Life, Other - Cultural Diversity

Target Audience:

Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Geographic Areas, Urban

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Mulit-County