California Community College Chancellor's Office
Foster Youth Success Initiative

Mission:
The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) has recognized that there is a significant deficit regarding youth from foster care attending higher education. Acknowledging this need, they are sponsoring a concerted effort called the Foster Youth Success Initiative (FYSI) to bring issues affecting these youth to the forefront and to improve the ability of these youth to access postsecondary education and benefit from the support services that are available but are often unknown to them.

Through the vision of the CCCCO, to create a statewide outreach and retention effort to better serve current and former youth from care, the FYSI was established. FYSI was built through CCCCO leadership and a strong foundation of individuals representing a myriad of agencies and postsecondary educational institutions that have formed a true collaborative effort that has evolved to become a statewide FYSI taskforce.
The goals of this initiative are to improve:

o Access to student services and resources
o Access to academic support
o Retention
o Academic performance
o Completion of units
o Completion of programs and degree
o Transfer rates to baccalaureate

To meet these goals, Fullerton College has created a support network for our emancipated foster youth that includes many of our support services and programs and extends to local agencies that deliver services and aid to the emancipated foster youth.

To begin your journey with us...
Your first point of contact will be the Cadena/Transfer Center, our primary hub for emancipated and current foster youth who are attending Fullerton College or are planning to enroll. Our office is located in room 212 on the first floor of the College Center and our foster youth liaison is:

Vincent White
Cadena Coordinator
(714) 992-7587
vwhite@fullcoll.edu

In addition to the many services and programs Fullerton College offers, one program in particular is tailored to meet the needs of the foster youth:

EXTENDED OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM & SERVICES (EOPS)
EOPS is a student support services program designed to assist you in meeting your educational and career goals. The support services are aimed to serve and contribute to your success at Fullerton College. Our staff will work with you in an atmosphere that provides support and encourages independence. EOPS provides the following services: orientation, counseling, peer advising, priority registrations, individual tutoring, workshops, a $200 book award, and special events that honor the success of our EOPS students. We highly recommend that students apply for EOPS. <click here to learn more>

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