{"id":377887,"date":"2024-07-21T12:08:45","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T12:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/?p=377887"},"modified":"2024-08-08T18:35:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T18:35:26","slug":"free-phones-for-foster-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venturacounty.gov\/human-services-agency\/blog\/2024\/07\/21\/free-phones-for-foster-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Phones for Foster Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Free Phones for Foster Youth is a California Lifeline Program for Youth age 13 to 26 inclusive across California through a simple eligibility and application process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"arrow-list\">\n<li>Youth age 13 to 26 inclusive (youth in care at County Child Welfare discretion)<\/li>\n<li>Were in foster care on their 13th birthday or later<\/li>\n<li>Proof-Ward of Court or County Dependency Letter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Program Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"arrow-list\">\n<li>Free Smartphone (T-Mobile REVVL6 5g) or Free \u2014 Bring Your Own Phone* and low-cost refurb replacements<\/li>\n<li>Unlimited talk<\/li>\n<li>Unlimited text<\/li>\n<li>Unlimited high speed smartphone data<\/li>\n<li>10 GB of high speed hotspot data then unlimited 3G hotspot data<\/li>\n<li>Unlimited domestic data roaming<\/li>\n<li>Triple-camera system<\/li>\n<li>SD Video<\/li>\n<li>Digital literacy training and ongoing tech support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"arrow-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifoster.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up for iFoster<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Submit application by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tfaforms.com\/4935215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clicking on the link iFoster Phones for Foster Youth for CA FY\/FFY Phone\/Hotspot (tfaforms.com)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Upload Application and ward of the court letter to your digital locker \u2013 if under 16 &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:phone@ifoster.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email application to phone@ifoster.org<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Get on the Waitlist.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to get on the waitlist, please call, email or text iFoster at: 1-855-936-7837\/ <a href=\"mailto:phone@ifoster.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">phone@ifoster.org<\/a>\/ Direct Line: 213-459-1128.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tfaforms.com\/4734458\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Help make the sign-up process easier.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Using iFoster\u2019s programs and services decreases family needs, improves child and caregiver well-being, improves life-satisfaction, improves grades, and can help youth successfully transition to independence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifoster.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">For more information<\/a>. Contact Us at Toll-Free: 855-936-7837 | Direct Line : 213-459-1128 | <a href=\"mailto:phone@ifoster.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Email phone@ifoster.org<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:support@ifoster.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">support@ifoster.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free Phones for Foster Youth is a California Lifeline Program for Youth age 13 to 26 inclusive across California through a simple eligibility and application process. 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