CYC Publications:

Here's CYC's latest publications:

• Legislative Change Through Youth Empowerment: 2009 Policy Conference Report (PDF Click Here)
• Fostering Change, A New Era: California Youth Connection Annual Report 2009 (PDF Click Here)  
• Los Angeles Chapter 2008 Survey Findings (PDF Click Here)
• Riding the Waves of Change, Policy Into Practice: 2008 Policy Conference Report (PDF Click Here)
• 1988 - 2008 Celebrating 20 Years of Success: California Youth Connection Annual Report 2008 (PDF Click Here)

CYC brochures: 

• California Youth Connection: Foster Youth Building a Foundation for the Future - Blue Brochure (PDF Click Here)
• California Youth Connection: Foster Youth Building a Foundation for the Future - Purple Brochure (PDF Click Here)

Here are other CYC publications:  

• Impacting Tomorrow Today: 2007 Policy Conference Report (PDF Click Here)
• Making an Impact: California Youth Connection Annual Report 2007 (PDF Click Here)
• Change Begins With Action: 2006 Policy Confernece Report (PDF Click Here)
• Final Report: Are Group Homes Picture Perfect? Finding and Recommendations from the Youth Led Evaluation Project (YLEP) (PDF Click Here)
• A Summary of Foster Youth Speak Outs (2006) (PDF click here)
• Movers And Shakers: California Youth Connection Annual Report 2006 (PDF Click Here)       
• Voices Carry: 2005 Policy Conference Report (PDF Click Here)
• One Recommendation At A Time:  
  California Youth Connection 2003/2004 Fall Policy
  Conference Report (PDF Click Here)
• Youth Perspectives On Permanency (www.cpyp.org/Files/YouthPerspectives.pdf)
  2004
• Empowerment Through Collective Action:
  Foster Youth Share their Personal Experiences and
  Perspectives for Change (PDF Click Here)
  April 2003
• Foster Youth Proposals To Improve Mental Health Services:
  The Consumer's Perspective
  June 2000
• A Summary of Foster Youth Recommendations
  from California Youth Connection Conferences (PDF click here)
• Now Is the Time: to create a foster youth advocacy organizarion in your state (PDF Click Here)
• To order these free CYC Publications, email info@calyouthconn.org  or
  call 800-397-8236 (within California), or call 415-442-5060.

***FOR CHAPTER PUBLISHED REPORTS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CHAPTER DIRECTLY***

Links:

California Foster Care  Ombudsman's Office
Focuses on foster youth rights and facts. Also a free Help Line
1-877-846-1602

California County Independent Living Program (ILP) Coordinators
A listing of county ILP contacts

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