First Star BGSA

Welcome Back Scholars! BGSA would like to welcome you into the new year with our January Saturday Academy. Taking place at 10:00 am on Saturday, January 20, 2024. Sign Up at tinyurl.com/BGSAJAN20. We can’t wait to see you!

Calling all First Star UCLA BGSA Scholars applying for college. We will be hosting College Application Nights. Join our zoom session nightly, Monday, November 27, 2023 - Thursday November 30, 2023 from 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm, as we offer college application support. We’ll review your materials, offer advice / perspective, and overall provide support during the application process.

Zoom Link:
https://tinyurl.com/ BGSACOLLEGEBOUND

BGSA is excited to support our Juniors and Seniors in establishing their next steps. Saturday November 18, 2023, Junior and Senior scholars are invited to a special Saturday academy that will offer guidance with the college application process, assistance in career discovery, and general support as it relates to being successful in your next steps. We hope to see you Saturday. Register: https://tinyurl.com/bgsanov18

Join our team! First Star Bruin Guardian Scholars Academy is excited to announce we are hiring for Program Director position. Applications will be accepted through November 16, 2023.

Thank you Representative Sydney Kamlager for visiting our Academy this weekend. We appreciate your advocacy, leadership, and support of our mission in helping foster youth achieve their full potential!

Schedule your 1:1 with your youth coach

⭐️Did you catch our academy in the news yesterday? ⭐️ Check out the CBS News segment highlighting the impact our peer mentors make in the lives of our scholars by clicking the link in our profile ⭐️

Repost from ❗️👉 Any child in foster care can register for our programs for FREE!!!

To enroll foster youth, please type in the following links:
• HeARTbeats Program
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• Project MuszEd
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Applications accepted through 4pm, Friday, September 23, 2022!! Five $1000 scholarships available to help young adults fulfill their dreams and educational and career goals! Apply now at https://miraclesanddreams.org/

REPOST: COLLEGE STUDENTS: If your housing situation is unstable, RENT-FREE housing is available at starting 9/12 and starting 9/26. Services include fresh cooked meals, pantry and case management to transition to permanent housing. This opportunity is open to students from all local colleges. Sign up NOW at https://tinyurl.com/S4SLAshelters

Bruin Shelter UCLA County of Los Angeles

The 9th Annual Latino College Expo -
ALL STUDENTS WELCOME -

It will be held on Sat, Sept 10,
from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Cal Poly Pomona. This is a FREE event, bringing you resources you need to get to college, careers & beyond! There will be over 60 colleges-public, private, independent, military, and HBCUs will be on site for you to meet one on one. Some colleges will accept on the spot, waive college application fees and give away scholarships on the spot! Plus find out about MONEY $$$ for college, financial aid, DACA, DREAM ACT and 2 year and 4 year colleges, certification programs and trade schools. This is a great event for the whole family. Click on the link below for more information.

Check out "9th Annual Latino College Expo-FREE" on Eventbrite!

Date: Sat, Sep 10 • 10:00 AM PDT

Location: 3801 West Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768

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We are excited to be back at Cal State Dominguez Hills this Saturday, August 20th, for the 17th Annual Back 2 School Community Health & Resource Fair! Come check us out anytime from 11 AM to 2 PM to learn more about becoming a CASA volunteer. Thank you to all the community partners for making this possible. We can’t wait to see you there!

This event is free to the public. All are welcome.

FREE TUTORING THROUGH LAUSD

For Secondary: Hello, LAUSD families—we have an important announcement! Your student can get 1-to-1 homework help, tutoring, and test prep through Tutor.com at no cost. The service is available 24/7 in a wide variety of subjects, including math, science, writing, AP®, and more. Students can log in through Schoology to connect with a tutor quickly—24/7, day or night. Visit buff.ly/3CcihUG for more information.

For Elementary: All K-6 students can get free, 1-to-1 tutoring help, writing support, and live enrichment sessions at Paper.co. The service is available 24/7. Students can log in through Schoology or Clever.

Check out UNITE-LA's paid internships in Tech! A great opportunity for current and former foster youth in Los Angeles.

For more information: https://guidedcompass.com/opportunities/organizations/unite-la/62bf367ecdd8113b8d94dcf1

SUMMER 2022 YCs!! ⭐️⭐️

Scholars we can't wait to meet you all tomorrow! Check out Instagram story for move in details !!

⭐️ Welcome back to Summer Academy scholars ⭐️ Make sure you get dropped off between 3-5pm this Sunday! We are so excited to host our traditional Summer Academy this July! Get ready 🙌🏾

Reposted from Pre-registration for your free teen membership starts on June 15th. Teens will also have access to free programming and events exclusively through the Y

Get ready seniors!! Next week will be out Summer Transitions Academy with a two day trip to Disneyland!! We hope you're as excited as we are, if you haven't already submitted a permission slip reach out to Karina or Tomi!

Dedicated to the LGBTQ+ people of the past, present, and future, Pride month is a celebration of inclusivity.

Join us on June 25th for our first annual Alumni Awards Show!
If you're an Alumni member who wants to be honored for a recent promotion, career move, community award, graduation, etc. fill out our RSVP form by June 21st to be included in the ceremony.
If you're not an Alumni member, join our live watch party (RSVP to receive the link). *All Alumni attendees will receive a gift box including a gift card! Provide your shirt size through the RSVP*

⭐️Welcome back to an in-person summer academy this July! Scholars, please be on the look out next week for your registration packet in the mail ⭐️ There will be a mandatory orientation June 18th on campus 🎓

Although BGSA strives to celebrate and accept all LGBTQ+ people year-round, this month we join others in specifically uplifting these voices
Throughout the month, we will be posting weekly content regarding Pride Month and how to contribute to LGBTQ+ inclusivity… so keep your eyes out!

To close off the month, we wanted to share some of the statistics of Foster Youth in Higher Education. Statistics that BGSA and First Star actively combat! It brings awareness to the importance of a community based support system for these youth beyond traditional resources such as social workers and high school counselors!