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HOW CAN I GET SERVICES? If you are a former Foster Youth with a closed case
Contact your ILP Probation Officer or a transition resource center.
Complete an intake assessment with your ILP Probation Officer.
Make sure you keep a copy of your assessment and planning documents.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
Probation foster youth who were in suitable placement the ages of 16 and 21 years old are eligible for services.
Probation foster youth who were dependents in the child welfare system after age 16.
Probation foster youth who were in Suitable Placement between the ages 16-18 and who were placed with a relative (receiving relative funding).
CALL NOW!!!!
TRANSITION RESOURCE CENTERS
Antelope Valley TRC 43917 Division ST, Lancaster, CA 93534
Katrina Wade 323.485.4631 [email protected]
Crenshaw Area Office
3606 West Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90016 Venus Manuel 562.477.9285
Centinela Area Office 1300 West Imperial Hwy., Los Angeles, CA 90044
Daryl Singleton 310.486.6823 [email protected]
Metroplex TRC – YDS Headquarters
3530 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010 Alan Brown 213.351.0155
[email protected] [email protected]
San Gabriel Valley Area Office 11234 East Valley Blvd, Suite 302
La Tonya Roebuck-Townsend (909) 202-2895 [email protected]
Pomona Area Office
1660 West Mission Blvd. Pomona, CA Charlotte Smith 626.261.1322
Zev Yaroslavsky Family Support Center 7555 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys, CA 91405
Yadhira Quintana 626.590.0751 [email protected]
Whittier TRC
10750 Laurel Ave., Whittier, CA 90605 Claire Roberson 323.394.3849
South Central Area Office 200 West Compton Blvd, Suite 300., Compton, CA 90220
Glenn Simonton 323.394.1328 [email protected]
Independent Living Program
For Transition Age Youth
Los Angeles County Probation Department
Youth Development Services Program 3530 Wilshire Blvd., 4th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010 213.351.0125 David Wong, Director
213.351.0222 Monique Chanaiwa, Supervisor
www.probation.lacounty.gov www.ilponline.org
Providing financial assistancefor your future!
WHAT IS A TILP?
A guide to help prepare youth for adulthood.
A planning tool for County staff to use in preparing youth to transition successfully into adulthood.
A map for caretakers to use in helping youth meet
their goals. A key element for the County’s Emancipation
Program is designed to prepare youth, in out-of-home placement, for successful lives as adults.
A youth’s ticket to receive emancipation services
and benefits for educational, career and housing needs.
IMPORTANT EDUCATION LINKS www.cacollegepathways.org
www.fafsa.ed.gov www.chafee.csac.ca.gov
www.calgrants.org www.lacashforcollege.org
(Some may not be available due to limited funding)
Education-related costs
Independent Living Program (ILP life skills training classes, financial aid workshop, computer classes, mentoring and youth conferences, educational assessments/tutoring
Tuition, books, supplies, clothing,
transportation fees (including parking),tutoring and scholarship
High school graduation expenses/incentives
Work-related costs
Clothing, tools, professional/union dues, vocational and educational assessments, and cost for interview process, referrals to job training/hiring programs
Transportation cost related to job search, work
or school Housing
Referral to transitional housing programs Rooms and board
- Apartment start-up expenses (No sublease)
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
Assistance with car insurance premiums Driving instruction Aftercare services, including referrals to counseling,
legal aid, job placement and training, medical not covered by Medi-Cal and beyond youth’s financial means
Referrals to parenting classes, nutrition, drug and alcohol counseling, et cetera.
PLAN FOR YOUR FUTURE NOW
CONTACT YOUR I.L.P. COORDINATOR NOW!!!!!!
Youth Development Services (YDS) provides services and resources for foster youth, previously or currently placed in a Short-Term Residential Treatment Center (formerly Group Home)
at the age of 16 or older. YDS can help you successfully transition from dependency to self-sufficiency.
For more information, go to our websites at www.probation.lacounty.gov, www.ilponline.org or
contact us at (213)351-0150
Do you need financial assistance for your future?
Would you like money for senior expenses and
graduating high school?
Do you need employment
services or money for driving lessons?
Do you need housing assistance? Money for
transportation?
Do you need money for
college or vocational school?