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Aliya
Holmes
Coordinator II
(916)643-7991 – Office
(916)752-3579 – Mobile
Amanda
Aalund-Faucett
Foster Youth Services Program Associate
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Victor
Blanco
Foster Youth Services Program Associate
(916)643-7922 – Office
(916)826-0896 – Mobile
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Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)
Students who have been victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE) face additional challenges in the school setting. Our work is informed by survivor and youth voice with the goal of providing prevention and intervention services so that no student falls through the cracks. Using trauma informed practices, all at-risk or identified CSEC students within ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ have access to the following services:
Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE)
Our goal is to equip all ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ students - with an intentional focus on grades 6th through 12th graders – with a better understanding of the danger of tobacco use and the impact on themselves and the community.
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Foster Youth Services
Foster Youth Services (FYS) – a group of school professionals with expertise in the both educational and social service systems – joined the SSHS family in 2018. The FYS program is designed to serve the unique educational, social and emotional needs of children in foster care by building assets that make them resilient and ultimately successful. FYS began operating in 1973 in ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ. Our program has successfully served thousands of foster youth, markedly improving their school performance and increasing their chances for success later in life.