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Get help paying for high school graduation expenses for ILP qualified youth
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
Information Status
Independent Living Program helps former/current foster youth students pay for senior pictures, grad night, cap and gown, and prom.
Schedule
Eligibility Requirements
Justice involved/incarcerated (current or former),
Foster youth (current or former),
Must be enrolled in ILP. Must be on track to graduate at the end of the current school year. Must turn in paperwork by June 20th.
Documentation Needed to Enroll
ILP "Senior Letter" verified by high school counselor
ADA accessible
Yes
Citizenship Requirements
No citizenship requirements
free
Yes
Counties Served
Los Angeles
What to do next
Your school counselor will have to verify that you are on track to graduate. Ask your ILP Transition Coordinator for the “senior letter”. The deadline is June 20th, but the sooner you turn in your paperwork, the sooner you’ll get your money.
Click to visit link - https://www.ilponline.org/.../HSGraduationExpenses
Visit link for more information.
Email youthds@dcfs.lacounty.gov
(Youth Development Services)
Email for more information.
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