STATE OF CALIFORNIA
BRICE W. HARRIS, CHANCELLOR
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
CHANCELLOR’S OFFICE
1102 Q STREET, SUITE 4400
SACRAMENTO, CA 95811-6539
(916) 445-8752
HTTP://WWW.CCCCO.EDU
August 31, 2015
TO:
Chief Student Services Officers
EOPS Directors/Coordinators
FROM:
Denise F. Noldon, Ph.D.
Interim Vice Chancellor, Student Services and Special Programs
SUBJECT:
Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support Program
Application To Participate
The Chancellor’s Office is pleased to announce its intent to award funding as part of the
Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support (CAFYES) program.
Funding for CAFYES is the result of Senate Bill 1023 (Chapter 771, Statutes 2014), which
allows the Chancellor’s Office to enter into agreements with up to 10 community college
districts to provide additional funds, separate and apart from current funding, for services
in support of postsecondary education for foster youth through a supplemental component
of the existing Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) program. The
purpose of these awards is to encourage the enrollment, retention and transfer of current
and former foster youth in California’s community colleges by establishing an educational
program that provides services promoting their academic success.
The CAFYES Application to Participate (ATP) process will provide additional monies to
EOPS to manage and coordinate services to EOPS-eligible, current and former foster
youth attending the California Community Colleges. To be eligible, students who will
receive support from funded CAFYES programs must:
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Have had their dependency established or continued by the court on or after their 16th
birthday;
Be no older than 25 years of age at the commencement of any academic year in
which they participate in the program; and
Be enrolled in at least nine (9) college credits upon acceptance into the program.
Five hard copies and one electronic copy (PDF format) of the CAFYES ATP, containing all
required signatures, on a USB “flash drive” memory storage device must be received by
5:00 pm PDST on October 9, 2015, to be considered for funding. An Applicants’ Webinar
will be held on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Please submit
questions about the ATP to cafyes@cccco.edu by Friday, September 18, 2015.
Questions received before September 8th will be addressed during the Webinar, if
possible. All questions received by September 18th including those that we are unable to
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address during the Webinar will be answered in a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
document that is expected to be posted on the Chancellor’s Office website at:
http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/StudentServices.aspx by Friday, September 25, 2015.
District Superintendents and/or Chancellors are invited to submit one application in
response to the CAFYES ATP on behalf of colleges within their districts. Districts may
include all or some of the colleges within their district. Strong applications will provide
clear data on the number of current and former foster youth currently being served, the
number that are likely to be supported by the CAFYES program, and offer program
activities that are responsive to eligible students’ needs and strengths. Program activities
can include, but are not limited to, outreach and recruitment, service coordination,
counseling, book and supply grants, tutoring, independent living and financial literacy skills
support, frequent in-person contact, career guidance, transfer counseling, child care and
transportation assistance, and referrals to health services, mental health services, housing
assistance, and other related services. Given the supports that many current and former
foster youth may need, applications should present a network of internal partners (e.g.,
other categorical programs and programs that serve foster youth) and external partners
(e.g., county health and human services agencies, county probation, Independent Living
Programs, non-profit organizations, etc.) with whom the EOPS administrators will work
collaboratively.
The application forms (i.e. Contact Page, Signature Page and CAFYES Budget Plan
Form) are in a format that will allow districts to copy locally and complete electronically.
Review committees will score each application on a 200-point scale with a possible 20
point bonus and will use the following scoring percentages to determine which districts
(up to 10 may be selected) will receive funding beginning January 2016.
Satisfied all components (100% to 75%) - Applications in this range qualify to be
recommended to the Board of Governors. The application provides in-depth evidence of
abilities defined by the specification, provides specific descriptions of how the
requirements will be accomplished, and provides clear, detailed illustrations of a
successful CAFYES program. Applications in this range could be awarded.
Satisfies minimal components (74% to 50%) - Applications in this range may qualify to
be recommended to the BOG with program and budget revisions requested by CCCCO.
Applications in this range provide some evidence of abilities defined within the
application’s specification. The application provides limited or vague descriptions, or
various areas that lack linkage to the program goal(s). Applications in this range could be
awarded.
Satisfies few or no components (49% to 0%) - Applications in this range do not qualify
to be recommended to the BOG. The application lacks the requirements defined within
the application specification. Areas of the application lack description or the response is
significantly deficient concerning the application requirements. Applications in this range
will not be awarded.
Questions about the CAFYES ATP may be directed to: cafyes@cccco.edu
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