TAY Youth Education

How to Support the Education Needs of Transition Age Youth

By Alternative Family Services | June 15, 2021

As compared to other young adults, transition age youth (TAY) who have or will soon emancipate from foster care face enormous challenges, including how to pursue their educational needs.   Many TAY face significant headwinds when…

Foster Youth Homelessness Statistics You Should Know

35 Foster Youth Homelessness Statistics You Should Know

By Alternative Family Services | May 25, 2021

Here are some key foster youth homelessness statistics that reflects upon youth in foster care who experience homelessness.  National Foster Youth Homelessness Statistics  1. In the first four years after aging out of foster care,…

Impact Story: Benji's Adoption Story

Impact Story: Benji’s Adoption Story

By Alternative Family Services | May 20, 2021

Benji* was placed in Louis* and Melanie* Merino’s home when he was five months old due to neglect. Over the course of a year and a half, Louis and Melanie bonded with Benji and loved…

Impact Story: Jack

Impact Story: Jack

By Alternative Family Services | May 20, 2021

A cornerstone of all AFS programs is support. Jack* is a twelve-year-old youth in foster care with severe autism and OCD, and he has been living with the Claxton* Family for three years. This past…

How Foster Care Works from Start to Finish

How Foster Care Works From Start To Finish

By Alternative Family Services | May 20, 2021

Here is an overview of how the foster care process works here in California, highlighting the main steps of foster care from removal to reunification, adoption, long-term care or emancipation. How Foster Care Works From…

Top reasons to apply for foster care mental health jobs in California

Top Reasons to Apply for Foster Care Mental Health Jobs in California

By Alternative Family Services | April 16, 2021

Interested in mental health jobs in California, like in the Bay Area or the greater Sacramento region? If so, then consider applying for foster care mental health jobs in particular. For many reasons, this line…

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