Economic Security
Our Work Economic Security The challenges faced by youth who have been in foster care or homeless can follow them into adulthood, impacting their ability to achieve economic security as adults. JBAY works to ensure youth have the opportunity to grow into economically secure adults through a range of strategies: Learn more Learn more Learn […]
Reducing Poverty
Our Work – Economic SecurityReducing Poverty In 2022, JBAY sponsored a proposal that established the California Foster Youth Tax Credit, a $1,154 refundable state tax credit for current and former foster youth. To promote access to this new credit, JBAY is leading the California Foster Youth Tax Project, consisting of three main strategies achieved through […]
John Burton Fellowship
John Burton Fellowship The John Burton Fellowship, developed in partnership with the Center for California Studies at Sacramento State, is the first statewide initiative designed to expand access to policymaking careers for current and former foster youth. Built on the longstanding excellence of the Capital Fellows Programs, the fellowship provides an immersive, yearlong placement in […]