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Family Youth Services Program (FYSP) has been established as a collaborative effort between the Juvenile Court, the Department of Human Services, and San Francisco Unified School District. The mission of FYSP is to better meet the specific educational needs of foster youth. Through academic case management, database development, and advocacy, the program will improve the chances for foster children’s academic success.

Services offered through FYSP

• Assistance with tracking school records and other pertinent academic information.
  
  
• Assistance with school placement and referral to special school programs.
  
  
• Intervention in regard to attendance and behavioral issues.
  
  
• Advocacy in regard to the academic rights of foster youth.
  
  
• Identification of and referral to resources.
  
  
• Trainings and workshops for school, group home, and DHS personnel.
  
  
• Linkage with Juvenile Court, SFUSD, and DHS regarding the coordination of services for foster youth enrolled in SFUSD.

If your CASA child lives in a group home in San Francisco or Daly City AND attends a public school in San Francisco, he or she is eligible for these services. You can call FYSP Coordinator Sharon Stone at (415) 242-2615, extension 3211.

New grant to help youth go on to college

If your child is of high school age, look for a questionnaire asking:

• Is your youth in Special Education?
  
  
• Is your youth mainstreamed?
  
  
• Does he or she have the ability to go on to college or trade school?
  
  
• Do you attend school meetings?
  
  
• SST meetings?
  
  
• IEP meeting?
  
  
• Are you your youth’s Parent Surrogate for Educational Purposes?
  
  
• Does your youth attend Independent Living Skills classes? If so, where?