This session explores how San Francisco Juvenile Probation and Alternative Family Services launched an Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC) program to reduce detention and improve outcomes for justice involved youth. Attendees will learn what it takes to develop and sustain an ISFC model, including recruiting culturally responsive foster homes and providing 24/7 support/services such as individualized case management, peer support, and mental health services for both youth and caregivers.

Speakers:

• Maria McKee, Director of Grants, Analytics, and Planning; San Francisco County Juvenile Probation Department
• Lisa Randall, Supervising Probation Officer, San Francisco County Juvenile Probation Department
• Rosa Hernandez, Program Director, Alternative Family Services
• Andrea Pittman, Resource Parent, Alternative Family Services

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