The Foster & Kinship Care Education Program is a statewide program funded by the California Community College Chancellors Office, providing a variety of training programs for foster parents (parent education), and specialized training for relative caregivers, including D-Rate (Severely Emotionally Disturbed), F-Rate (Medically Fragile), Basic and In-service training.  KEPS Orientation is offered to support relative care providers with their involvement with child protective services.

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Partnering for Safety and Permanence-Model Approaches to Partnerships in Parenting provides mandated training for foster parents in Los Angeles County.  This program provides training to all DCFS Foster parents & Prospective Adoptive/Foster parents.

2011-2012 PS-MAPP module dates

8/6/2011 - 9/17/2011 9am - 4pm Saturdays PCC campus English
11/1/2011 - 12/8/2011 6pm - 9pm Tues & Thurs PCC campus English
4/2/2011 - 5/9/2012 6pm - 9pm Mon & Wed PCC campus English
5/26/2011 - 6/30/2012 9am - 4pm Saturdays LAC campus English

Project YESS empowers foster youth to better understand their choices and actions, and supports a successful transition into adulthood.  Project YESS's comprehensive, integrated, and multi-level services address academic performance and life-skills training with the end goal being college degree or certificate completion, self-sufficiency, and employment.  Using the 3R's approach, the program aims to build powerful personal relationships that will impart the skills, knowledge, and resources needed to achieve independent living.

2010-2011 Project YESS Independent Living Life Skills Training Classes

Module 1: September 7, 2010-October 7, 2010
Module 2: October 19, 2010-November 18, 2010
Module 3: January 24, 2011-February 24, 2011
Module 4: April 5, 2011-May 4, 2011