Activities and Programs
Day Trip Adventures
Connections will offer a variety of activities that provide participants the opportunity to experience nature, culture, and art by attending trips to the wilderness and community events. Connections will offer wilderness adventures where youth will participate in various outdoor activities including hiking, mountain biking, snow sledding, river rafting, and learning about the local environment. In addition to the wilderness adventure Connections will provide a cultural or art event where youth will attend a play, musical, dance performance, choral performance, orchestra, festival, art exhibit, museum, or hands on art creation event.
Art Contests
The intent of this program is to allow youth to be creative and recognized for their artistic talents and abilities. Participants will submit art work which will be judged by age groups. The art will be collected through teachers, counselors, social workers, Independent Living Program (ILP) workers, and foster parents of foster youth living in Sacramento County. The contests will be held quarterly. Foster youth participating in the Art Contests are not required to participate in other Connections programs. Connections will provide prize, twice yearly awards ceremony, certification of entrance, and each winner’s art or photograph of art will be featured on the website.
To participate in the Art Contest, please fill out the
Artist Contest Form here!
Senior Year Connections
The program will provide foster youth who are graduating from high school the opportunity to apply for a Senior Year Activity they would not be able to do with out help from the community. Such activities could include help with expense for prom, yearbook, senior portraits, senior trip, cap and gown, or a class ring. Connections can not gaurantee we can pay the entire amount for prom or senior trip but we will try our hardest to defray the costs.
To participate in the Senior Year Connections Program, please fill out the Senior Year Participant Application Form here!
To donate to the Senior Year Connections Program, please click the donation button below and enter in the amount you wish to contribute.
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Scholarship Programs
The program will provide foster youth who are graduating from high school or continuing college students who have demonstrated scholastic achievements and will be pursuing post-secondary education at an accredited educational institution, trade school, or certificate program in the United States financial assistance will be given in the form of a grant. The student will submit an application and essay each school year for a maximum of 5 years. The Scholarships Program implementation is expected for the fiscal year of 2011.
Bike program
In an effort to allow foster youth to become transportation independent Connections will collect donated bikes from the community, repair the bikes, and donate them to youth. The youth will be required to submit an application, essay, and donate 2 hours working for the bike program so future participants can enjoy the same independence. It is expected for the Bike Program implementation to begin in the fiscal year of 2013. This program will emphasize transportation independence, recycling, environmental consciousness, and alternative transportation.
