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Nuevo Amanecer Latino understands that within the realm of foster care, our transitional-age youth population in particular, is at risk of exiting foster care without acquiring the self-sufficiency skills necessary to live independently. Nuevo Amanecer Latino’s Mentoring Service aims at providing services to prepare and equip our Transitional Age Youth (TAY) population to be independent and self-sufficient after exiting from the foster care system. What makes this service so unique is that it is run by former foster youth who also went on to obtain a college degree, are employed with Nuevo Amanecer Latino, and were also under the care of Nuevo Amanecer Latino. The staple of this service is “The Real World” Independent Living Skills (ILP) training that is provided on an annual basis to youth. The Real World Training includes College, Financial Aid, Housing, Money Management, Employment, Gang Awareness, STD Prevention and Safe Sex, Drug Awareness, and Available Resource Available to eligible ILP youth. |
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| NALCS has made collaborations, partnerships, and connections with the following organizations/programs which have reached out to our youth at our Real World ILP training: | ||
| Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San GabrielValley, Inc. 526 E. Orange Grove Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91104 Christina Boothman Community Education Manager |
Homeboy Industries 130 W. Bruno St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 |
Los Angeles Job Corps 217 W. 11th St. LA., CA 90015 Blanquita Siongco Admissions Counselor |
| Cal Poly Pomona Renaissance Scholars Program 3801 West Temple Ave Pomona, CA 91768 Sara Gamez Coordinator |
Cal State Fullerton Guardian Scholars Program 6828 P.O Box C-120 Fullerton, CA 92834 Grace Johnson, Director |
Mt. San Antonio College Extended Opportunity Program & Services Concepcion Toledo EOPS Outreach Specialist |
| Since 2013, NALCS has provided ILP training and has graduated 300 youth ranging from 16-21 years old. 17% of the youth that participated in our ILP training have gone on to graduate from high school and pursue higher education via UC, CSU, Community College, or trade school. | ||