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Tacos and penguins and sloths, oh my! County Child and Family Well Being brought joy, celebration and accomplishment to local foster youth and teens enrolled in the Independent Living Skills program during a splashy high school graduation event at SeaWorld San Diego.
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The County of San Diego is asking the public to shape the future of San Pasqual Academy, the 238-acre foster youth residential campus now undergoing a major reimagining.
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In San Diego County, 1,074 children are currently in out-of-home care, and nearly half—531—are living with relatives. Placing children with family members is the County’s preferred option. Research shows foster youth who live with family experience greater stability, less trauma, have stronger long-term behavioral and mental health outcomes, and higher academic achievements. Valerie is a beautiful example of kinship care success.
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The County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday to expand opportunities for community input on the future of the San Pasqual Academy and its 238-acre campus.
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The joy of the holidays came early for 125 foster youth and families who received a free refurbished laptop this month during an annual laptop giveaway event. For the 24th year in a row, the County of San Diego and the Futures Foundation teamed up to provide foster youth with laptops that will help them keep pace in a technology driven world and support their educational needs.
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Foster youth are more likely to struggle academically and underperform in school than students outside of the foster system. The average high school student in San Diego County has a graduation rate of 87 percent, compared to 48 percent for foster youth. To help change those outcomes, the Fostering Academic Success in Education (FASE) program was […]
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Christmas arrived a little early today for some of the region’s foster youth and foster families. An annual pre-holiday laptop giveaway was held this morning by the County of San Diego and the Futures Foundation.
