NextUp (formerly CAFYES) provides community college students with resources that make a difference. The program offers eligible current and former foster youth support and services that could include:
- Help with books and supplies
- Transportation
- Tutoring
- Food
- Emergency Housing
Watch videos and read stories about real community college students, current and former foster youth, who received help through NextUp.
NextUp Eligibility
Current or former foster youth may be eligible for NextUp if they meet the following conditions:
- Are a resident of California
- Were in foster care on or after their 16th birthday in California
- Be No Older Than 25 Years of Age at the Beginning of the Academic Year
- Enroll in at Least 9 Units
- Have Dependency Established or Continued by the Court on or After Your 16th Birthday
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Be a Current or Former Foster Youth in the State of California Whose Dependency Was Established or Continued by the Court on or after Your 16th*Other conditions may apply.
For more information contact:
Feke Lauti
NextUp Project Manager
Phone: (510) 464-3424
Email: flauti@peralta.edu
If you have questions that are specific to your student educational plan and academic counseling, please contact:
Carolyn Cornelius
NextUp Counselor
Email: cacornelius@peralta.edu
