This Specialist Observation Form can be used by the Fostering Opportunities Program Coordinator to identify a Site Specialist’s areas of strength and areas for support in the implementation of the Fostering Opportunities program.
Youth
School Counselor Corp Grant Program 2023 Legislative Report
This report describes outcomes of the SCCGP Cohort 8 at the close of the four-year grant period. The SCCGP Cohort 8 grant began with a development year of July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019, and the subsequent three years of the grant were implementation years of July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2022. Information […]
Characteristics of Youth Formerly in Foster Care Who Experienced Homelessness as Young Adults: A Denver Metro Area Study
Report of findings for a general audience. This report presents findings from a latent class analysis of youth experiencing homelessness. It can be used to better understand and serve the various populations of youth experiencing homelessness.
Fostering Opportunities Program Manual: Middle and High School Version
Fostering Opportunities is an innovative student engagement program for middle school and high school students who have experienced foster care. The goal of the program is to help youth who have experienced foster care be successful in school and ultimately earn a high school credential. This program manual was last updated in June 2024.
Fostering Opportunities Video
This short video shares youth and caregiver experiences in Fostering Opportunities. Program specialists, child welfare leaders, and researchers explain the program and how it works.
Fostering Opportunities Fact Sheet
Two page overview of the program, evaluation results, and recommendations for scaling the program in Colorado.
Fostering Opportunities Preliminary Success Measures for a Pay for Success Pilot Program
The report describes performance of the pilot after the first four semesters of program delivery. Per the Pay for Success contract, three are four levels of success that the Fostering Opportunities pilot could achieve. The pilot achieved the third level of success by demonstrating a greater than 10 percent improvement in the number of suspension […]