We would like to extend our heartfelt thank you to all our resource parents for your continued support and for taking the time to attend our FKCE classes and events. Your dedication to learning and growing makes a meaningful difference for the children and families you serve, and we truly appreciate your commitment.
As the year comes to a close, we wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year filled with joy, peace, and good health.
Please note that FKCE classes will resume in February 2026. Be sure to keep an eye out for our class schedule, which will be posted in January 2026. (Our website will also have a new look and feel!)
Thank you again for being such an important part of the FKCE community. We look forward to seeing you in the new year!
The Citrus College Foster and Kinship Care Education and RFA programs provide quality education and support services to foster youth attending Citrus College, foster/kinship families and the foster youth in their home. Training topics include but are not limited to fetal alcohol syndrome, child development, bonding through play, discipline, emancipation, financial aid options and much more.
Foster and Kinship Care Education and Guardian Scholars holds all FKCE classes online. Please call the FKCE/Guardian Scholars office at (626) 857-4028 if you have any questions.
Current Classes Offered
Check back in February 2026
Vuelve en febrero de 2026
Check back in February 2026
Vuelve en febrero de 2026
Specialized Programs Defined
The Special Care Increment (SCI) training is 12 hours foundational training (replacing D and F rate pre-service training) for resource parents who are caring for children, adolescents and non-minor dependents who require specialized care resulting in resource parents going above and beyond the basic level of care (LOC) to meet a child's health, physical, emotional, behavioral, educational, permanency and family service needs. This training covers an overview and explanation of LOC and SCI, substance use, medication and behavior management, the impact of trauma on development, navigating the educational system, birth parent engagement, self-care and resources for successful SCI placement.
La Capacitación de Incremento de Atención Especial (SCI) es la capacitación básica de 12 horas (que reemplaza la capacitación previa al servicio de tasa D y F) para padres de recursos que cuidan a niños, adolescentes y dependientes no menores que requieren atención especializada que resulta en padres que van más allá del nivel básico de atención (LOC) para satisfacer las necesidades de salud, físicas, emocionales, conductuales, educativas, de permanencia y de servicio familiar de un niño. Esta capacitación cubre una descripción general y una explicación de LOC y SCI, uso de sustancias, manejo de medicamentos y comportamiento, el impacto del trauma en el desarrollo, navegar por el sistema educativo, participación de los padres biológicos, cuidado personal y recursos para una colocación exitosa.
Whole Family Foster Home (WFFH) and Shared Responsibility Plan (SRP) is also known as SB500 Training. A Whole Family Foster Home provides care for a teen parent and his/her non-dependent child and is specifically recruited and trained to assist the teen parent in developing the skills necessary to provide a safe, stable and permanent home. A Shared Responsibility Plan is an agreement between the WFFH care provider and the teen parent as to the care and rearing of his/her non-dependent infant or child.
For more about these services or any of our programs, please contact us at (626) 857-4028, via email at
fkce@citruscollege.edu or through our
FKCE/Guardian Scholars Zoom virtual lobby (virtual lobby has limited hours).
