Resources

This webinar was delivered as part of a Community of Practice hosted by JBAY and the Community College Chancellor’s Office for colleges newly funded to create NextUp programs in 2023. Presenters from two campuses detailed ideas for leveraging foster care awareness month to build visibility for the NextUp program. They also shared creative ideas for celebrating those graduating from the program and considerations for what types of support are needed over the summer months.

This publication summarizes findings of a survey of county child welfare agencies that partner with their local Public Housing Authority to provide special population Housing Choice Vouchers to former foster youth. The purpose of the survey was to determine the potential impact of the proposed elimination of the Housing Navigation and Maintenance Program in the 2024-25 state budget. Counties commonly use this funding to assist youth with federal vouchers with securing housing with their voucher.

On March 22, JBAY partnered with the Economic Security Project to host a webinar for NextUp programs located in Los Angeles County. Last year, just 6% of foster youth in LA County received the Foster Youth Tax Credit, which provides $1,117 to current and former foster youth who file their state taxes. At the webinar, attendees NextUp campuses learned about the Claim Your Cash Call Center Hotline (888-844-3276) established by LA County. This hotline provides free tax preparation and referrals to people who can provide high-quality tax filing assistance. Use of the hotline has previously been limited to county departments but is now being made available to NextUp campuses in LA County.

This webinar was delivered as part of a Community of Practice hosted by JBAY and the Community College Chancellor’s Office for colleges newly funded to create NextUp programs in 2023. Presenters described the concept of intersectionality and how it relates to serving NextUp students. A presenter from FosterClub shared information about best practices for serving LGBTQ+ students.

This resource is JBAY’s main informational page geared toward current and former foster youth interested in receiving the California Foster Youth Tax Credit (FYTC). It’s updated throughout the year with seasonal information aimed at helping youth prepare to file, and file their taxes.

This resource is JBAY’s main informational page geared toward current and former foster youth interested in receiving the California Foster Youth Tax Credit (FYTC). It’s updated throughout the year with seasonal information aimed at helping youth prepare to file, and file their taxes.

During the 2023/2024 academic year, JBAY hosted a community of practice for colleges that did not have any programming in place for foster youth prior to the implementation of NextUp. This page makes the recordings from these events available. Presentations topics include Top Ten Things to Know About NextUp; Dependency 101; Leveraging Community Partnerships; and NextUp Case Management, Programming and Interventions.

This webinar was delivered as part of a Community of Practice hosted by JBAY and the Community College Chancellor’s Office for colleges newly funded to create NextUp programs in 2023. This webinar featured a representative from Reedley College and the former NextUp Coordinator from Orange Coast College who shared about considerations for providing case management and other programming for NextUp students.

This resource provides the slide decks and recordings from bi-weekly coalition calls hosted by JBAY. This coalition was formed in 2024 to protect foster youth in the 2024-25 state budget after the Newsom Administration proposed the elimination of two vital housing support programs for current and former foster youth.

The 2024-25 California state budget proposal released by the Newsom Administration in January eliminates the $13.7 million ongoing investment in the Housing Navigation and Maintenance Program (HNMP). HNMP is the only designated funding for housing navigation and services for the more than 1,300 former foster youth with federal Housing Choice Vouchers. This fact sheet provides additional information about this funding and its proposed elimination.