Foster Youth

Emancipated youth often leave the foster care system without any support or safety net. As a result, they are at much higher risk of homelessness, unemployment, academic failure, incarceration, teen pregnancy and a host of other problems. In a collaborative partnership with the Placer County Office of Education and the California Department of Rehabilitation, the Kaleidoscope of Education Foster Youth Services (KEYS), addresses the critical needs of emancipated foster youth.

PRIDE Industries’ role in the partnership provides support, guidance and self-determination coaching to foster youth, along with specific skills and resource building through PRIDE's Foster Youth Employment Program. This training and support provides a platform for young adults to begin building successful adult lives.

PRIDE’s Foster Youth Employment Program Offerings Include:

• Assessment
• Résumé development and interview readiness
• Job preparation, training, coaching and placement
• Marketable employment experience
• Coaching and mentoring
• Community access training
• Individualized assistance for transportation, housing referral, and employment preparation skills, etc.

Foster Youth Employment Program services are available through referral from the Placer County Office of Education Foster Youth Services (PCOE).