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Promising Partnerships: Supporting College Student Success Through Collaboration Between Basic Needs and Financial Aid Offices

Education
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This report highlights opportunities for enhanced collaboration and coordination across financial aid and basic needs offices to better support college students in accessing the resources they need to succeed.
Last Updated Mar 24, 2023

Postsecondary Education Planning Checklists

Education
|Tools and Toolkits
These checklists offer step-by-step support to help youth become college and career bound.
Last Updated Mar 23, 2023

Postsecondary Education Planning Guide for Adults Supporting California’s Foster Youth

Education
|Tools and Toolkits
This guide is designed to equip adult supporters with the necessary tools and resources to assist California’s youth between grades 6-12 with experience in foster care to achieve their postsecondary education and career goals.
Last Updated Mar 27, 2023

List of Resources in Postsecondary Education Planning Guide

Education
|Tools and Toolkits
This handout provides an overview of key resources to support students along their educational journey in middle school, high school and postsecondary education.
Last Updated Mar 27, 2023

Tips for Registering and Succeeding in College Classes

Education
|Tools and Toolkits
This handout provides important steps and information to assist students with the transition into postsecondary education, including tips for registering for classes and maintaining financial aid.
Last Updated Mar 27, 2023

12th Grade Checklist for Students Applying to a Four-Year College or University

Education
|Tools and Toolkits
This handout provides a comprehensive checklist to support 12th graders who are interested in attending a four-year college or university.
Last Updated Mar 27, 2023

12th Grade Checklist for Students Applying to a Community College, Including Career and Technical Education

Education
|Tools and Toolkits
This handout provides a comprehensive checklist to support 12th graders who are interested in attending community college, including associate’s degree, transfer or career and technical education pathways.
Last Updated Mar 27, 2023

9th-11th Grade Checklist

Education
|Tools and Toolkits
This handout provides a comprehensive checklist of important steps in 9th-11th grade related to education planning, coursework, and college and career exploration activities to help students successfully prepare for postsecondary education.
Last Updated Mar 27, 2023

Middle School Checklist

Education
|Tools and Toolkits
This handout provides a checklist of key steps to help middle school students succeed academically, engage in college and career exploration activities and successfully prepare for their transition to high school.
Last Updated Mar 27, 2023

Life in a Supervised Independent Living Placement: Foster Youth Explain the Impact of the Housing Crisis on Their Lives

Housing & Homelessness
|Publication
To better understand the impact of increasing housing costs on foster youth placed in Supervised Independent Living Placements, JBAY conducted a series of interviews with current and former foster youth, their stories captured in this publication.
Last Updated Mar 14, 2023
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