LAOYC – Building Partnerships to Improve Lives of Fostered Youth

Building Partnerships to Improve the Lives of Foster Youth

The LA Opportunity Youth Collaborative (OYC) is building a community of organizations working in concert to ensure that every youth is served in a holistic way.

Our Vision

Transition age foster youth in Los Angeles County have the knowledge and skills to allow them to achieve economic mobility and flourish in their personal lives.

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#Repost allianceforchildrensrights The Alliance’

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The Alliance’s Education program is looking for recruits to join a newly created education youth leadership cohort. Be sure to apply through the link in our bio by July 22nd to be considered!

As a Youth Education Leader, Trainer, and Advocate, you will:

- Earn a stipend of up to $2,400 over 12 months.
- Grow your leadership, public speaking, and advocacy skills.
- Use your lived experiences in the child welfare, juvenile justice, and education systems to train youth at group homes and juvenile halls on their education rights.
- Empower youth to advocate for themselves.
- Travel and attend conferences to advance education rights of youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.

Requirements include:

- Have current/former involvement in the child welfare and/or juvenile justice systems.
- Desire to advocate on behalf of youth in these systems.
- Be at least 18 years old and have graduated or received a high school graduation equivalent.
- Attend at least two meetings a month.

If you have any questions, contact Amanda Burckhardt at aburckhardt@alliancecr.org

The OYC Young Leaders created a Placement Stabilit

The OYC Young Leaders created a Placement Stability Survey to document how placement instability can potentially affect stability of education, employment, housing, mental health, etc. stability. We are working on creating a feedback loop to honor the experience of those that fill out the survey. We understand that this is more than just a survey response, it's a person's story.

The OYC will be raffling 30 $25 Gift Cards (your choice) the second week of July. This research design was created by foster youth to collect and interpret data to better understand how placement stability can affect the overall stability of a young person affected by the child welfare system. Once the data is collected, the Young Leaders will help analyze and summarize the results so that they can present it to other youth councils throughout LA County.

Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XM2FFW6

#Repost laco_dpss Save the date! Mark your calenda

#Repost laco_dpss Save the date! Mark your calendar for the 11th Annual Job and Career Fair on Friday, August 12, 9am-1pm at Almansor Court in Alhambra. Scan the QR code to register.

#jobfair #career #LACOE #GAIN #losangeles @countyofla

#Repost jbaforyouth Registration for the 2022 Blue

#Repost jbaforyouth Registration for the 2022 Blueprint for Foster Youth College & Career Success Conference is now open! Register by August 12th to secure early bird pricing: https://cacollegepathways.org/blueprint2022/.

#Repost The 2022 Parks After Dark Resource Fair is

#Repost The 2022 Parks After Dark Resource Fair is back! The registration link is below. Please share with all your sites and partners. We would love to have you all out sharing your resources with our community.

https://forms.gle/HNjnQhZyvcL52yGo9

Are 18 – 24 living in LA? Earn a $1000 a month plu

Are 18 - 24 living in LA? Earn a $1000 a month plus a $1000 education award by working 40 hours a month and participating in trainings. You can gain work experience in the areas of: Education & Child Care, Health & Environmental Justice, Nutrition & Food Justice, Tech & Digital Assistance, and Immigration Assistance.

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