Los Angeles County is huge and while you’re looking for a job and a place to live, or going to
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Monthly Archives July 2015
Budgeting
Living with a budget allows you to make the most of your money — you will get rid of wasteful
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Be Safe Online & Protect Your Identity
Tips for identity theft protection An identity thief takes your personal information and uses it without your knowledge. The thief
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Building Credit and Banking
Knowing how to handle your money doesn’t come easy. You need to know some basics, so you can make good
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Apartment Leasing
What is an apartment lease? A lease is an agreement between you (the tenant) and the landlord about living in
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Housing for Extended Foster Care
In California, the law says that you can stay in foster care until you are 21 if you meet certain
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I Got an Interview! Now what?
Work.
Congratulations! Now you want to impress them and convince them to hire you. Before the big day: Figure out where
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Resume Builder
What’s a resume (pronounced rez-oo-may)? Your resume is a document you can give to someone who might hire you. It lists
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Re-entering Foster Care
In California, if you’re in foster care at age 18, you have the option to stay in foster care until
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About Know Before You Go
Know Before You Go started as a collaboration between the Alliance for Children’s Rights and Children’s Law Center after California
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Legal
Life
We know there are many different things going on in your life, and it can be tough to balance them
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Money
How you manage your money is critical to your success as an independent adult. In this section, you’ll learn everything
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Housing
Under AB 12, there are a few housing options available, including transitional housing and supervised independent living placements (SILP). We
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School
Work
As you get older and transition out of foster care you will have more expenses and you’ll need to get
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Foster Care to 21
A law called AB12 allows you to stay in the foster care system up until your 21st birthday as long
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