Free Phones for Foster Youth
C A L IF O R N IA L IF EL IN E P R O G R A M F O R F O S T ER Y O U T H

P ROGRA M P L A N

ELIGIBILIT Y

- FREE Sm artphone (LG Em pire) or FREE
Bring Your Ow n Phone* and low cost
ref urb replacem ents

- Youth age 13 to 26 inclusive (youth in
care at County Child Welf are discretion)
- Were in f oster care on their 13th
birthday or later

- Unlim ited Talk
- Unlim ited Text

- Proof - Ward of Court or County
Dependency Letter

- Unlim ited Data w ith 3GB High Speed
- M obile HotSpot
- SD Video

COUN T DOW N T IM ELIN E

- Digital literacy training and ongoing tech
support

- April 25th CPUC vote to approve and
f und this program .
- April 26 - J une 14 iFoster, Boost M obile
and County Child Welf are prepare to
im plem ent program . Roll-out schedule
def ined.
- J une 15 Program launch w ith outreach,
applications, training, and distribution of
phones; m onthly and quarterly reporting
on uptake, usage and utility.

* Phones must be approved to work on Boost Mobile network

IN T EREST ED?

For m ore inf orm ation or to discuss roll-out in your County, please call or
em ail: Kristine Schneller at kristine@if oster.org or 530-550-9584