Foster Youth Regional Forums

& CTE Basic Skills Projects

September 22, 2009

 

Foster Youth Regional Forums

Employment and Career Development

Pathways to Success

Strategies for connecting Foster Youth to career development and employment opportunities

 

Northern California-October 28th – 10:00-3:00

Connecting Foster Youth to High School Career Development Opportunities

California State University, East Bay

Oakland, CA

To Register Go To:

https://www.regonline.com/2009_bay_area_foster_youth_regional_forum

 

Southern California-October 29th – 10:00-3:00

Reflecting on the Foster Youth Summer Jobs Experience

Embassy Suites Hotel

Santa Ana, CA

To Register Go To:

https://www.regonline.com/2009_foster_youth_regional_forums

$45 Registration per Person

Includes lunch, Career Development Access Guide, and session materials

 

About the Forums:

The purpose of the regional forums is to build greater understanding of the need to increase foster youth awareness and access to career development and employment opportunities, engage system partners in identifying strategies for improving the connection of foster youth to opportunities, and learn from others who have created successful partnerships.

Who Should Attend: 

Professionals from organizations and agencies that serve foster youth in workforce, child welfare, education, and community-based organizations, as well as caregivers, foster youth and alumni, employers, community stakeholders, statewide initiative representatives and taskforce members, and philanthropic community representatives.

 

Please contact me with any questions. The event announcement is HERE.

 

Thank you!

 

Lisa Elliott

Project Coordinator

New Ways to Work

103 Morris St, Ste A

Sebastopol, CA 95472

(707) 824-4000, ext 27

lelliott@newwaystowork.org