Best Foot Forward referrals are accepted throughout the year on a rolling basis. While we try our best to accept as many students as possible, openings vary depending on caseloads and a referral could be waitlisted. Priority is placed on 3rd and 9th-grade students.
Eligible students require the following:
- Students in kindergarten through 12th grade, with priority given to 3rd, 8th and 9th grades.
- Students must be attending a traditional, public school. No charter or alternative schools.
- Students with an open DCF case, living in Out-of-Home or In-Home Placement:
- Foster Home
- Group Home
- Relative Care
- Non-Relative Care
- Students not in foster care, but considered at-risk with challenging or unconventional family situations.
- Because need exceeds capacity within our caseloads, eligibility does not guarantee enrollment.
If you have a student you would like to refer, please contact Debbie Ellman at dellman@bestfoot.org.