CREATING CONNECTION, CULTURE, COMMUNITY, AND RESOURCES FOR TRIBAL YOUTH

Mission Statement For Tribal STAR

Tribal STAR's mission is to ensure that Tribal rural foster youth are connected to culture, community, and resources, throughout their transition to adulthood. The goal of Tribal STAR is to develop and implement a training program to enhance frontline and supervisory staff, as well as MSW student's capacity to provide effective child welfare services in rural Native American communities across the State of California. The outcome of these training efforts will be the increase of positive outcomes for Tribal rural foster youth who are transitioning to adulthood.

Tribal STAR is a 5-year program of the Academy for Professional Excellence, a project of San Diego State University 's School of Social Work. Funded by the United States Department of Health & Human Services Administration on Children, Youth & Families (ACYF), Children's Bureau. Tribal STAR provides a comprehensive, competency-based, interdisciplinary training and technical assistance program.