Foster Youth Success Initiative

Foster Youth Resource Page
This is your resource for financial aid, housing, medical, and employment.

CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Orange County is a non-profit organization that trains community volunteers to serve as powerful mentors and advocates for our community’s most severely abused, abandoned and neglected children.CASA workers also help foster youth who are aging out of the system with the transition to college.	To Contact CASA <click here>
California Dept. of Social Services Foster youth help resource page. Hey Foster Youth -- This web site is for you! Sponsored by the Office of the California Ombudsman for Foster Care	www.fosteryouthhelp.ca.gov Phone 877-846-1602 E-mail fosteryouthhelp@dss.ca.gov
Independent Living Program Our Mission is to provide foster yout with the skills, experience and assistance it takes for you to become productive, self-sufficient adults.	http://www.ilponline.org/
United Friends of the Children United Friends of the Children was founded in 1979 by Nancy Daly Riordan to address the unmet needs of Los Angeles County’s foster youth – a most vulnerable and underserved population. Today, UFC provides support services to more than 2,000 current and former foster youth each year, working to provide them with the opportunity to finish high school, find housing, attend college and build the skills to support themselves. The organization’s programs address the most tangible needs of foster youth while also encouraging them to explore issues of identity, trust, self-esteem, communication and emotional well-being.	Call: (213) 580-1850 Fax: (213) 580-1820 Mail: 1055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1955 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Email: info@unitedfriends.org http://www.unitedfriends.org/about/about.htm

Health Services for Emancipated Foster Youth

Dental Plans

Visit http://www.dentalplans.com/ and consider the “GE Wellness Plan” or other plans for information on how you can pay a low annual rate and receive discount prices for itemized dental services. Through this website you can obtain listings for dentists in the area that use dental plans to give discounted rates to patients.

Medical Insurance Options

Blue Cross	www.bluecrossca.com
Fullerton College Student Health Center The health center provides birth control prescription, gynecological services, hearing/vision assessments, health education, immunizations, lab tests (blood work, etc.), medication prescriptions, referrals, physician consultations, first aid, and more at little or no costs to Fullerton College students. Call (714) 992-7414 to make an appointment. These services are provided by your student health fee.	http://healthservices.fullcoll.edu/
Kaiser Permanente If you consider yourself relatively healthy and make few trips to the doctor each year you may want to consider a higher premium with the benefit of lower monthly payments.	www.kaiserpermanente.org
Medi-Cal Office 3320 E. La Palma Ave Anaheim, CA (714) 575-2400 Office is located near the corner of La Palma and Kramer	http://www.medi-cal.ca.gov/
Other (Online) Resources	www.ehealthinsurance.com

Optometry

Southern California College of Optometry FREE vision assessment and treatment (includes glasses, not contacts) for those without medical insurance	Contact Bev Spencer (714) 992-7816 bspencer@scco.edu
Eye Care Center at Southern California College of Optometry Primary eye care, optical services (contacts and glasses) 2575 Yorba Linda Blvd. (Yorba Linda & Associated Rd.) Fullerton, CA 92831 (714) 449-7401	www.scco.edu

Mental Health Services Providers

Fullerton College
Student Health Center
Provides mental health services to Fullerton College students. Call (714) 992-7414 to make an appointment
These services are provided by your student health fee.

http://healthservices.fullcoll.edu/

For more information on medical services for foster youth please contact:
Joanne Armstrong at Orangewood Children's Foundation (714) 619-0249

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