NYFC Launches NEW In-Care Emergency Educational Fund to Support College-Enrolled Foster Youth

By New Yorkers For Children | October 12, 2018

New Yorkers For Children launched The In-Care Emergency Fund in August 2018 for New York City youth currently in foster care who are enrolled in a two or four-year vocational or educational program working towards an Associate’s, Bachelor’s Degree, or Certificate. It was designed to provide a safety net for these hardworking young people when…

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YV LifeSet Program In the News

By New Yorkers For Children | July 12, 2018

Daily News had an exclusive on YV LifeSet Program Monday http://beta.nydailynews.com/new-york/acs-helping-young-people-prepare-life-foster-care-article-1.3948909 Memphis Local Paper Press Release on YV LifeSet. See below links: https://www.news-journal.com/ap/national/public-agencies-nonprofits-in-new-york-city-pittsburgh-launch-intensive/article_9edb1332-f86a-5960-ab09-5cf6b70a9537.html http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/public-agencies-nonprofits-in-new-york-city-pittsburgh-launch-intensive-program-to-help-former-foster-youth-300634852.html https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/child-welfare-2/national-expansion-aging-out-foster-youth-new-york-pittsburgh/30801  

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NYFC Launches New Program: YVLifeSet (Press Release & More!)

By New Yorkers For Children | May 11, 2018

YVLifeSet is a program that supports youth ages 17-22 who have been involved in the foster care, juvenile justice and/or mental health system. The YVLifeSet model is implemented by specialists who provide youth with intensive community-based support comprised of both clinical and skill-building interventions. Program success is defined by the youth and includes: maintaining stable…

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