BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Aspiring Youth Academy - ECPv6.16.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Aspiring Youth Academy X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://aspiringyouth.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Aspiring Youth Academy REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260801T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260801T100000 DTSTAMP:20260617T120338 CREATED:20260617T032636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260617T155024Z UID:13154-1785567600-1785578400@aspiringyouth.org SUMMARY:Back-to-School Shopping Event for Foster Youth & Young Adults DESCRIPTION:Join Aspiring Youth Academy\, the Phoenix 20-30 Club\, and the Children in Need Foundation for a special back-to-school shopping experience designed to help foster youth and young adults prepare for a successful school year. \nParticipants will receive a shopping budget and be paired with volunteers to shop for clothing\, shoes\, school supplies\, and other essentials of their choosing while learning budgeting and financial decision-making skills along the way. \n✔ Receive up to $200 to shop for your own back-to-school items\n✔ Choose your own clothing\, shoes\, school supplies\, and essentials\n✔ Hands-on budgeting and financial literacy activity\n✔ Mentorship and community support\n✔ Limited spots available \nEligibility Requirements\n✔ Participant must be between the ages of 14–21\n✔ Participant must currently be in foster care\, have foster care experience\, or be referred by a foster care-serving organization\n✔ Participant must be registered in advance\n✔ Participant must be present to participate \nGroup Registration: If your organization\, group home\, foster care agency\, or program would like to arrange for a group of youth to attend\, please contact Ashley@aspiringyouth.org. \n  \n\nRegister Today!\n\n\n \n \n \n "*" indicates required fields \n 1Teen Registration2Registration3Required Acknowledgments\n \n Participant InformationName*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Date of Birth\n \n MM slash DD slash YYYY\n \n Age*Please Select One / Por favor seleccione una opción14151617181920212223School Name (if applicable)*Grade Level*Please Select One / Por favor seleccione una opción8th9th10th11th12thCollegeWorking ProfessionalCity of Residence* \n \n \n \n City\n \n \n ZIP Code\n \n \n Email*\n \n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n Phone*Demographic InformationGender Identity*Please Select One / Por favor seleccione una opciónWomanManNon-binaryTransgenderAgenderGenderfluidGenderqueerSelf-describePrefer not to sayRace/Ethnicity\n \n American Indian or Alaska Native\n \n \n Asian\n \n \n Black or African American\n \n \n Hispanic or Latino/a/e\n \n \n Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander\n \n \n White\n \n \n Middle Eastern or North African (MENA)\n \n \n Multiracial / Two or More Races\n \n \n Other\n \n \n Prefer Not to Answer\n Foster Care ConnectionWhich best describes the participant's connection to foster care?\n \n \n Currently in foster care\n \n \n \n Kinship Care / Cuidado por familiares\n \n \n \n Extended Foster Care / Cuidado de crianza extendido\n \n \n \n Group home or congregate care\n \n \n \n Former foster youth\n \n \n \n Adopted from foster care\n \n \n \n Other\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration InformationWho is completing this registration?Please Select OneFoster ParentAdoptive ParentKinship CaregiverCASAGroup Home StaffIndependent Living SpecialistCase ManagerFoster Care Organization StaffParticipant (Self)OtherName of person completing registration*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email of person completing registration*\n \n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n Phone of person completing registration*Organization or Agency AffiliationWhich organization\, agency\, or community partner is the participant affiliated with?*\n \n \n Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS)\n \n \n \n Child Crisis Arizona\n \n \n \n Arizona Association for Foster and Adoptive Parents (AZAFAP)\n \n \n \n The Foster Alliance\n \n \n \n Fostering Futures Foundation\n \n \n \n Fostering Heroes Foundation\n \n \n \n Hope & A Future\n \n \n \n CASA of Arizona\n \n \n \n Voices for CASA Children\n \n \n \n Yavapai CASA for Kids Foundation\n \n \n \n Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation\n \n \n \n Independent Living Program\n \n \n \n Group Home / Congregate Care Provider\n \n \n \n Kinship Care Program\n \n \n \n Foster Parent Association\n \n \n \n Other Foster Care Organization\n \n \n \n Other (please specify)\n \n \n \n Other\n Organization Contact Name*Organization Contact Email*Organization Contact Phone*Attendance InformationHow many people will be attending\, including the participant?Participant OnlyParticipant + 1 AdultParticipant + 2 GuestsWho will be accompanying the participant? (Select all that apply)\n \n Foster Parent\n \n \n Adoptive Parent\n \n \n Kinship Caregiver\n \n \n CASA\n \n \n Group Home Staff\n \n \n Mentor\n \n \n Family Member\n \n \n Other\n \n \n No Additional Guests\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Required AcknowledgmentsConsent I agree to notify Aspiring Youth Academy as soon as possible if I am no longer able to attend so that another youth may have the opportunity to participate.*If you are unable to attend after registering\, please notify Ashley@aspiringyouth.org as soon as possible so we can offer your spot to another foster youth or young adult.Consent I confirm that the participant is eligible for this event as a foster youth\, former foster youth\, youth in kinship care\, youth in congregate care\, or a young adult with foster care experience.Consent I understand that the participant must be present at the event to participate.Media Release\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No URL:https://aspiringyouth.org/event/back-to-school-shopping-event-for-foster-youth-young-adults/ LOCATION:Khol’s (19th Ave. & Bell Rd.)\, 3517 W. Bell Rd.\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85053\, United States CATEGORIES:Foster Youth and Young Adults ages 14-21,FREE EVENT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aspiringyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BAck-to-School-Shopping-Event.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR