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EOPS Foster Youth

Specialized Counseling Services

Contact us!

Location:

MACC –205

Phone #:

(909) 652-3649

(909) 952-6358

Office Hours:

Monday—Wednesday:

8:00am to 4:30pm

Thursday:

8:00am to 6:00pm

Friday:

8:00am to 2:00pm

What is EOPS? EOPS (Extended Opportunity Programs and Services is a

Community College Program that provides “over and above”

academic, personal, and financial support to qualified community

college students whose educational and socioeconomic

backgrounds might prevent them from successfully attending

college.

Are you eligible for the EOPS Foster Youth Program?

Assembly Bill No. 194, Chapter 458, Code of Education, defines Foster Youth as a

person who is currently in Foster Care. A ‘Former Foster Youth’ is a person who is

an emancipated Foster Youth and who is up to 24 years of age.

*If by these definitions you could possibly qualify to be a part of our program, please fill out

Interest Form online at: http://www.chaffey.edu/eops/foster_req.shtml or in the EOPS

office and turn interest form into the EOPS office front desk. Proof of documentation will be

required and must be submitted to either the Chaffey College Financial Aid Office or EOPS.

Proof of documentation could be:

Transitional Independence Living Plan (TILP) with your formal name

Court reports indicating your status as a ward of the court

Any documentation from the Department of Social Services and/or The Independent

Living program with your formal name

*(Your ILP coordinator, After Care Services Worker, former Social Worker, or the

California Department of Social Services can verify your foster youth eligibility status.

Available Services:

Designated EOPS counselor

Empowering workshops (required to attend 1 workshop per

semester within the 1st year of EOPS participation)

Referrals to Community Agencies

Coordinated Outreach/Collaborative efforts with the

community partners.

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Attention Emancipated Foster Youth Students!!

Contact us!

Location:

MACC Bldg

2nd Floor

Room 205

Phone #:

(909) 652-3649

(909) 952-6358

STEP ONE: Apply to Chaffey College. Submit your application online at:

http://www.cccapply.org/applications/cccapply/apply/

chaffey_college.html

STEP TWO:

Complete the Chaffey College Assessment Test ASAP; if

not already completed schedule an online appointment

with the Assessment Testing Center by following this:

http://www.chaffey.edu/counseling/assessment.shtml

STEP THREE: Make sure to fill out an interest form online at:

http://www.chaffey.edu/eops/foster_req.shtml

or at the EOPS office as soon as possible!

STEP FOUR:

Make sure that you apply for Financial Aid by completing the

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as

possible, if you have not applied already. Follow this link:

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

Office Hours:

Monday—

Wednesday:

8:00am to 4:30pm

Thursday:

8:00am to 6:00pm

Friday:

8:00am to 2:00pm

STEP FIVE:

If you are or were in foster care and have financial need, you may

qualify for up to $5,000 a year for career and technical training or

college. For more details about the California Chafee Grant for

Foster Youth, go to: https://www.chafee.csac.ca.gov/

STEP SIX: Provide Financial Aid or EOPS with the proof of documentation that

shows your status as a ward of the court as a former or current foster

youth. (Examples of Proof of Documentations are listed on page 1 in

bullet points in the eligibility section, “Proof of

documentation could be”)

STEP SEVEN: For additional questions or concerns please contact EOPS at

(909)652-6349/(909)652-6358 or just come into the office!

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Scholarships Available for Foster Youth Students

Location:

MACC Bldg

2nd Floor

Room 205

Phone #:

(909) 652-3649

(909) 952-6358

Office Hours:

Monday—

Wednesday:

8:00am to 4:30pm

Thursday:

8:00am to 6:00pm

Friday:

8:00am to 2:00pm

Chafee Grant Program $5,000 renewable award for former/current foster youth towards college expenses

Contact: 888-224-7268, specialized@csac.ca.gov

https://www.chafee.csac.ca.gov/default.aspx

“Dare to Dream” Applicants must be current college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors who plan to pursue

and continue their higher education dreams. Scholarship awards in the amounts of $500 to

$5,000 will be awarded.

http://www.fosteradream.org/our-approach/achieve/dare-to-dream-scholarships/

Darko Rapotez Memorial College Scholarship Fund $5,000 and $10,000 in college and tuition fee assistance to children who have "aged

out" of the foster care system.

http://www.loveourchildrenusa.org/

Horatio Alger Scholarship

This program awards between $2,500 and 10,000 per student; monies can be used to

purse a bachelor's degree at any accredited American College or University

https://www.horatioalger.org/scholarships/program_califsouth.cfm

Just in Time for Foster Youth Its "College Bound" program provides laptops, printers, school supplies and/or dorm

room/apartment furnishings for selected youth.

www.jitfosteryouth.org

NFPA Youth Scholarship Up to five scholarships are awarded annually based on available funds.

http://nfpaonline.org/nfpascholarship

Orphan Foundation of American (OFA) Scholarship Annually gives amounts between $500 and $5000 to current or former foster youths who

are planning on furthering their education

http://www.fc2success.org/