Career Pathways for Foster Youth is open to foster youth ages 16-to-24 in San Diego County.
In San Diego County, there are currently over 2,500 youth in the child welfare system. The San Diego Workforce Partnership has a new program that will provide workforce readiness and other support for those young people. KPBS Reporter Melissa Mae has the story.
In San Diego County, there are currently over 2,500 youth in the child welfare system. The San Diego Workforce Partnership has a new program that will provide workforce readiness and other support for those young people.The Career Pathways for Foster Youth program is being led by people with lived experience in the foster care system. Sal Terrones, who is the foster youth liaison for the San Diego Workforce Partnership is one of them.
“A lot of the issues that our youth are faced with in San Diego County or across the nation, it doesn’t happen at the interview table, it’s happening at home. A lot of our youth are faced with homelessness, food insecurities, they have children and can’t afford daycare, things in that sense,” Terrones said.San Diego County is funding this program to combat issues like high levels of unemployment among foster youth and high rates of homelessness.
“When it comes to employment, by age 21, 75% of California’s general youth population had a full or part-time employment as compared to 51% of those in California that had foster care experience,” San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas said.This program includes help with housing, mental health care, transportation and even childcare. But the main focus is on“If they want to become a veterinarian technician, we have a vet tech program.
Applications for the program are currently open to current or former foster youth ages 16 to 24 who live in San Diego County. Go to
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