All-Star Sponsorship

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States and Organizations have the opportunity to sponsor an All-Star position, which ensures that a youth from your state or organization will serve as an All-Star. In addition, the sponsoring agency will receive a commitment from the selected All-Star to fulfill certain ongoing obligations after the summer portion is over.

Cost of sponsorship: $6,000.

2010 All-Star State Sponsors:
Oregon, Minnesota, Colorado, South Carolina, Missouri, Nevada, & Michigan

Benefits to Youth:
A majority of the $6,000 sponsorship fee is passed on to the young person who is selected to be an All-Star:
> $2,000 end-of-Summer honorarium
> $150 per week living allowance
> Housing paid for youth during Summer portion
> All travel paid for youth during Summer portion

Selection Process:
Sponsorship holds an “All-Star Spot” for a youth from your state or program. Any youth from your state or program should be eligible to apply to become an All-Star (applications are received through FosterClub). A selection committee, comprised of 3-5 individuals from your program, will review applications and make the All-Star selection. FosterClub will assist with the selection process.

Participation:
After the Summer portion of the internship, past All-Stars have participated with their sponsoring organizations by serving on State Boards and Committees, assisting with training of child welfare staff and foster parents, presenting workshop to Judges, participating on or organizing youth councils, etc.

Benefits to Sponsor:
Sponsors will receive regular updates from their All-Star regarding progress and activities throughout the internship. Once the summer portion of the internship is completed, the Sponsoring agency may outline specific tasks or projects that they would like to engage the All-Star in: public speaking events, youth advisory boards, public awareness projects, etc. For the 9 months after the summer portion, the All-Star retains their commitment to the Sponsoring agency as well as to FosterClub.

Organizations considering sponsorship are encouraged to ask 2008 Sponsoring organizations about their impression of the impact of the internship on the youth they sponsored and about how sponsoring an All-Star has benefited their program and the young people it serves. Please call FosterClub for a list of references.

For more information about sponsoring an All-Star position for a youth from your program, contact Gina Simone at 503.717.1552 or gina@fosterclub.com.

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