The California Community College System offers education and support for California foster and kinship caregivers through its local Foster and Kinship Care Education (FKCE) programs. The colleges strive to provide quality opportunities for caregivers of children and youth in foster care to learn how they can meet their children’s educational, emotional, behavioral and developmental needs. Currently, sixty-four community colleges have FKCE programs. These programs play an important role in helping foster and kin parents meet the complex needs of children living apart from their parents in foster care.
The Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges administers the FKCE program throughout California in collaboration with the California Department of Social Services, a State Advisory Committee, local county departments of social services, as well as the California State Foster Parent Association and the California State Care Providers Association. LAPP attorney staff serve on the State Advisory Committee to advise and support the program. At the local level, each college FKCE program works closely with their County Department of Social Services and local foster parent/care provider organizations.
Foster and kinship parents can find a wide variety of educational workshops at their local FKCE program. For information about the FKCE program in your community, check with the regional coordinator for your area listed below or contact your local community college for information.
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Northern #1 Patricia
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Coordinators:
Laurie Scheuermann
Yuba, Marysville
530.749.3851
lscheuer@yccd.edu
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Butte
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Lassen
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Siskiyous
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Folsom Lake
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Shasta
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Yuba, Marysville
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Lake Tahoe
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Sierra
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Yuba, Woodland
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Peninsula #5 Carolyn
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Coordinator:
Merrily Frisz
Canada
650.482.5927
mcfrisz@rcsd.k12.ca.us
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Cabrillo
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Evergreen
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West Valley
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Cañada
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San Francisco
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North Central #2 Patricia
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Coordinator:
Linda Paredez
Sequoias
559.737.4842
lindap@cos.edu
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American River
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Merced
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San Joaquin Delta
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Columbia
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Modesto
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Sequoias
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Fresno
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Coast/Valley #6 Patricia
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Coordinator:
Judy Osterhage
Santa Barbara City
805.962.2518
Osterhage8@aol.com
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Allan Hancock
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Hartnell
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Santa Barbara
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Bakersfield
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Moorpark
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Ventura
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Cuesta
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Oxnard
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Vintage #3 Carolyn
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Coordinator:
Stephanie Hager
Santa Rosa
707.576.9448
shager@santarosa.edu
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Marin
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Napa Valley
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Santa Rosa
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Mendocino
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Redwoods
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Los Angeles #7 Patricia
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Coordinator:
Rosalie Hilger
Los Angeles Mission
818.364.7736
hilgerR@yahoo.com
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Antelope Valley
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El Camino
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Los Angeles Southwest
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College of the Canyons
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Long Beach
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Los Angeles Trade Tech
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Cerritos
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Los Angeles City
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Pasadena
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Citrus/Mt. San Antonio*
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Los Angeles Harbor
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Rio Hondo
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Compton
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Los Angeles Mission
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West Los Angeles
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East Los Angeles
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Los Angeles Pierce
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East Bay #4 Carolyn
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Coordinator:
Loni Kawecki
Diablo Valley
925.685.1230 x2705
kawecki@compuserve.com
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Chabot
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Las Positas
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Merritt
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Contra Costa
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Los Medanos
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Solano
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Diablo Valley
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Southern #8 Carolyn
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Coordinator:
Nory Behana
Grossmont
619.644.7349
Nory.Behana@gcccd.net
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Citrus/Chaffey*
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Riverside
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San Bernardino
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Grossmont
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Saddleback
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Victor Valley
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Imperial Valley
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Allan Hancock College
Santa Barbara County
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Contra Costa College
Contra Costa County
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American River College
Sacramento County
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Folsom Lake College/El Dorado Center
Amador County
El Dorado County
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Antelope Valley College
Los Angeles County
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Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo County
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Bakersfield College
Kern County
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Diablo Valley College
Contra Costa County
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Butte College
Butte County
Glenn County
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East Los Angeles College
Los Angeles County
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Cabrillo College
Santa Cruz County
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El Camino College
LA County
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Canada College
San Mateo County
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Evergreen Valley College
Santa Clara County
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Chabot College
Alameda County
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Hartnell College
Monterey County
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Citrus/Chaffey/Mt. San Antonio College
Los Angeles County
San Bernardino County
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Imperial Valley College
Imperial County
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Columbia College
Calaveras County
Mariposa County
Tuolumne County
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Lake Tahoe Community College
El Dorado County
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Compton Community College
Los Angeles County
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Las Positas College
Alameda County
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Lassen College
Lassen County
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Moorpark College
Ventura County
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Long Beach Community College
Los Angeles County
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Napa Valley College
Napa County
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Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles County
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Oxnard College
Ventura County
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Los Angeles Harbor College
Los Angeles County
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Pasadena City College
Los Angeles County
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Los Angeles Mission College
Los Angeles County
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Redwoods, College of the
Del Norte County
Humboldt County
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Los Angeles Pierce College
Los Angeles County
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Rio Hondo
Los Angeles
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Los Angeles Southwest College
Los Angeles County
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Riverside Community College
Riverside County
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LA Trade Tech
Los Angeles County
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Saddleback College
Orange County
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Los Medanos College
Contra Costa County
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San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino County
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Marin, College of
Marin County
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San Francisco City College of
San Francisco County
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Mendocino College
Mendocino County
Lake County
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San Joaquin Delta College
San Joaquin County
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Merced College
Merced County
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Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara County
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Merritt College
Alameda County
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Santa Rosa Junior College
Sonoma County
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Modesto Junior College
Stanislaus County
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Sequoias, College of the
Kings County
Tulare County
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Shasta College
Shasta County
Tehama County
Trinity County
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Victor Valley College
San Bernardino County
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Sierra College
Nevada County
Placer County
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West Los Angeles College
Los Angeles County
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Siskiyous, College of the
Siskiyous County
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West Valley College
San Benito County
Santa Clara County
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Solano Community College
Solano County
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Yuba College – Marysville
Colusa County
Sutter County
Yuba County
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Ventura College
Ventura County
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Yuba College – Woodland
Yolo County
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