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2008 Foster Youth Career Development and Employment Summit On January 8th and 9th, 2008, more than 300 foster youth, former foster youth, caretakers, community-based organizations, employers, and professionals from child welfare, workforce development, education, and probation from across California came together in Sacramento to address employment and career development issues and forge solutions for the nearly 85,000 young people in foster care in California. Sponsored by Casey Family Programs, New Ways to Work, and the Child and Family Policy Institute of California (CFPIC), the summit was the first statewide gathering of its kind. 48 counties were represented at the Summit which featured interactive strategic planning and priority setting sessions, cross-disciplinary county team sessions to develop local commitments and define next steps, and a panel of leaders from Child Welfare, Education, Workforce and Philanthropy who identified opportunities and shared the need for program alignment at the state and local levels. The Summit culminated with a hearing at the State Capitol, where the sponsoring partners, local practitioners from around the state, and current and former foster youth shared priority actions with members and staff of the State Assembly and Senate. Foster Youth Career Development and Employment Summit: Executive Summary (PDF 2.3 mb) Foster Youth Career Development and Employment Summit: Policy Framework (PDF 4.8 mb) Foster Youth Career Development and Employment Summit: Action Summary (PDF 56 kb) Foster Youth Career Development and Employment Summit: Resource Materials (PDF 6.7 mb)  |