Resources

This page will provide transition aged youth, parents and professional who serve them with key resources in five areas: Advocacy, Education, Employment, Equipment, Financial Assistance, Health Services, Housing, Social/ Recreation Information.

Education

• Cal Grants
• City College San Francisco Disabled Student Service Program
• College Living Experience CLE
• Federal Financial Aid
• Pell Grants
• Plan For Achieving Self –Support (PASS)
• San Francisco Unified School District WorkAbility Program
• San Francisco State University- Extended Opportunity Programs &Services
• Ticket to Work Program

Employment/Vocational Training

• Community Vocational Services (CVE)
• Department of Rehabilitations
• Glide
• Jobs For Youth
• JVS
• Mayors Youth Employment & Education Program
• New Ways Workers
• Private Industry Council (PIC) – Youth Council
• RAM- HireAbility
• San Francisco One Stop Centers
• Ticket To Work Program
• Tools Works
• Work Force Investment Board
• Youth Works

Equipment (Assistive Technology

• Assistive Technology Network
• Job Accommodation Network (J.A.N.)

Financial Assistance

• Cash Assistance Program
• Individual Development Accounts (IDA)
• Social Security

Health Services

• Food Stamp Program
• Healthy Families
• Healthy Kids & Young Adults Program
• In-Home Support Services
• Medi-Cal Working Disabled Program
• Medicare
• San Francisco Health Plan
• San Francisco Medi-Cal Office
• Social Security Administration
• Teen Clinics in San Francisco (compiled by Cole Street Youth Clinic) PDF

Housing

• Baker Places
• Catholic Charities
• Glide
• Individual Development Accounts (IDA’s) / Earned Assets Resource Network
• San Francisco Golden Gate Regional Center
• Section 8 Housing Program

Social/Recreation

• Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors
• YMCA

Links

Below are Links to important public benefit applications and publications for Transition Aged Youth. These links should provide you with quick access to download needed forms and information.

Applications

• Federal Student Financial Aid Form
• General Medi-Cal
• Healthy Families
• Healthy Kids & Young Adults
• Social Security (SSDI)&(SSDI)

Publications

• Disability Evaluation Under Social Security (Blue Book)
• Guide to Employment Support for Individuals With Disabilities (Red Book)
• Peterson Guide to College
• Plans For Achieve Self Support (PASS)