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Education Advocacy Program
Monday, February 05, 2008 at 6:00pm
Child Advocates Training Room

Child Advocates' Education Advocacy Program trains volunteers to focus specifically on the educational progress of foster youth to ensure that they have the opportunity and resources needed to succeed academically. Education Advocates monitor their child's progress in school through regular contact with teachers, counselors, tutors and other adults involved in the child's education. They ensure that the child's rights guaranteed under state and federal education laws are fulfilled. As needed, they may also be appointed by the court to serve as the child's Education Rights Representative and to make key decisions to protect his/her educational future.

Education Advocates participate in eighteen hours of training focused on education issues and services. Education Advocates visit their child a minimum of once a month and stay in close contact with school personnel. The program's goal is to enhance children's academic achievement, a key predictor of stability in a child's successful foster placement as well as successful transition out of the foster care system.

Training

February 2008

Child Advocates Training Room

531 Valley Way, Building 2

Milpitas, CA 95035

Session 1: Tuesday, February 5, 2008, 6:00pm -9:00pm

Session 2: Thursday, February 7, 2008, 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Session 3: Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Session 4: Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Session 5: Saturday, February 16, 2008, 9:00am - 4:00pm

To register for this program, please contact Jayne Rovianek, Education Advocate Program Manager at 408.573.5664 or jayne@cadvocates.org

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