CYFC Named a Highest-Rated Applicant for Prestigious i3 Grant Award

Last week, the Federal Department of Education announced the 49 highest-rated applicants for its Innovation In Education, or i3, grants. Children Youth and Family Collaborative, a Los Angeles non-profit dedicated to the well-being of at-risk and foster youth, rose above nearly 1,700 other applicants in this stringent competition aimed at improving achievement for students at risk of academic failure.
CYFC received funding in the amount of $3,649,580 over a four-year period to expand its Educational Pilot Program, an effective academic intervention and college preparation program targeting foster youth in our latest expansion areas of Montebello and Pomona. The grant will allow CYFC to offer services at 18 new sites in Montebello and Pomona Unified.
The i3 grant award is contingent upon securing 20% of the total project budget, or $729,916, by September 8th—a very short deadline for a very tall order. The organization is currently outreaching to the foundation partners that have supported their vision throughout the years, as well as to small businesses, organizations, schools, and individuals.
Individuals can share in CYFC’s i3 success by pledging support in the form of a monetary donation (any amount), or in-kind goods and services (such as office supplies, space, workshops for students). Donations and pledges made prior to September 8th will be counted toward the match. CYFC staff and CEO Lydia Templeton thank potential donors in advance for their support.

Children Youth and Family Collaborative (CYFC) was founded in 1993 to prevent foster and at-risk youth from experiencing the negative outcomes associated with emancipation and low academic achievement. The program started at one site serving 25 foster youth. Since then, CYFC has proven itself to be a change-agent in the landscape of Los Angeles' urban schools by marshaling resources from all sectors in the service of disadvantaged students gravely at risk of school failure and drop-out. CYFC is currently established at 31 sites and serving more than 4000 foster and at-risk youth.

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