Program areas at TCCF
Youth services: individualized transitional skills program (itsp)/ copilot: los angeles county. Itsp enhances daily life skills and promotes self-sufficiency of transitional age youth (tay). Tay are between the ages of sixteen and twenty-four who are in transition from state custody or foster care and are at-risk. Once they turn 18 they might not receive assistance from the systems of care that previously provided for many of their needs. Itsp/copolit is a voluntary, two-year program providing one-on-one services, primarily in the youths home/placement. The program will serve 900 eligible, transition-age youth (ages 16-20).
Community connect / ebus: an ebus is a computer lab on wheels with cellular broadband, up to 12 computer stations, onboard copiers, and printers. An ebus brings volunteer income tax assistance services, financial literacy training, Community and veteran outreach, and disaster response resources to targeted communities across the united states. The volunteers on board provide guidance on topics such as federal and state earned income tax credits, volunteer income tax assistance, avoiding predatory lending, fraud prevention, home repair, rebuilding guidelines, avoiding foreclosure and more.
Internsource: sacramento / statewide the internsource program began in 1987 and has placed more than 30,000 program participants in jobs throughout California by providing opportunities in their fields of study or area of interest. Our partners include city, county, and state government agencies as well as private companies. We provide employer of record services. This program has continued success because of its qualified staff, commitment to helping participants obtain work experience, flexibility in program design, and variety of offered services, including human resources and payroll, that are tailored for our clients.
Foster youth tax pilot program promoted free tax preparation and filing among foster youth that participated on our subsidized work experience programs and paid internships. Our first year, february through june 2022, we filed 101 returns, resuling in $256,000 in refunds. In 2023, we filed 309 returns, resulting in $562,137 in refunds.resource family approval program (rfa): los angeles county. The rfa program consists of a training series of workshops for potential resource parents (foster/adoptive). Tccf has provided training to over 12,000 potential resource parents since 1989.