Resource Connection for Youth/Alums

The 1999 Collective exists to help you navigate and access resources.

We want to connect you and support you!

While resources for foster care alumni exist in Utah, they can be difficult to access, hard to navigate, or unknown. 

Examples of Questions and Requests for Support:

• You're not sure how old you were when you were in foster care, or when your case closed

• You're not sure what educational financial aid you qualify for, or where to start

• You're confused or feel overwhelmed looking at these resources

• You want help filling out the FAFSA

• A financial aid advisor told you that you need to reapply to FAFSA as a dependent (This happens! The 1999 Collective can help advocate with you to ensure correct implementation of policy)

• You're intimidated to contact a state agency or don't want to contact DCFS

• You want help getting the documentation needed to receive financial aid or other resources

• You'd like support on your application, such as help writing your personal statement or understanding how to ask someone for a letter of recommendation

• Your case originated in another state and you're not sure how to get documents to Utah

• You want support keeping the financial aid you've received, including help making a budget, meeting scholarship requirements and finding programs that will help keep your GPA at or above 2.5

• You're encountering another kind of barrier not listed here