Foundation of The Fosters (FTF) is a student organization dedicated to helping youth who’ve experienced foster care get into and graduate from The University of Texas at Austin. FTF pairs current UT Austin students with prospective students. The current student acts as a mentor through the application process, providing guidance on letters of recommendation, potential internships, tutoring, scholarships and general … Read More
Foundation of The Fosters (FTF) is a student organization dedicated to helping youth who’ve experienced foster care get into and graduate from The University of Texas at Austin. FTF pairs current UT Austin students with prospective students. The current student acts as a mentor through the application process, providing guidance on letters of recommendation, potential internships, tutoring, scholarships and general college life.
Student mentors are trained by UT staff specializing in foster care services and are monitored by a Youth Protection Program representative throughout the duration of contact to ensure safety. Once the youth is accepted into UT Austin, FTF provides support for them throughout their college years. FTF is constantly looking to guide any foster students who desire to pursue a degree from UT Austin. FTF also strives to develop friendships with them that endure beyond college.
If you know of or work with any youth who want to attend UT Austin—or who are even slightly considering it—or you’d like to receive more information about FTF, please email at ftf.utaustin@gmail.com!
Have You Joined the CASA Training Google Group?
The CASA Training Google Group serves as a place for local CASA trainers to share information and seek input from each other, and has dozens of trainers from across Texas. Join to ask and answer questions of your training colleagues across the state. To request access to the CASA Training Google Group, send an email to Learning and Education Specialist … Read More
Social Media Calendar & Media Release Templates Available in the PR Toolkit
Looking for September’s social media calendar and media release template? Find them and more in the Public Relations Toolkit! Browse the PR Toolkit BACK TO INSIDE CASA HOME PAGE
New Podcast Episode: Whole Family Engagement with Dr. Natalie Beck Aguilera
How can CASA advocates help bend the arc of child welfare practice to become more fully family-centered? In this episode of CASA on the Go, Dr. Natalie Beck Aguilera shares evidence-based strategies for engaging with families and explores why collaborating with family members is so crucial to effective child advocacy. Dr. Beck Aguilera’s “reframe game” illuminates how a strengths-based advocacy … Read More
August Social Media Calendar & Media Release Template
We have developed a social media calendar with Facebook and Twitter posts, as well as images, for programs to use. In addition, a media release template is available, centered on the back-to-school season and how CASA volunteers advocate for students in foster care. BACK TO INSIDE CASA HOME PAGE