Organizations Filed Purposes:
John Burton Advocates for Youth was founded in 2005 and is based in San Francisco.
John Burton Advocates for Youth (JBAY) improves the quality of life for youth in California who have been in foster care or homeless by advocating for better laws, training communities to strengthen local practices and conducting research to inform policy solutions.
Education Program:John Burton Advocates for Youth works to improve the rate of college enrollment, retention and degree completion among current and former foster youth. Develop campus support programs: John Burton Advocates for Youth works with community colleges, California State Universities and University of California campuses to establish special programs on their campuses to serve current and former foster youth. Specifically, the organization trains campus personnel on the core elements of campus support programs, including how to structure services for students, how to use data to improve program outcomes, how to build support for the program among faculty and administration and how to attract direct investment from the university or college into the program. Continued on Schedule O.
Housing Program:John Burton Advocates for Youth works to ensure all youth have safe, affordable housing while in foster care and in their transition from foster care. John Burton Advocates for Youth advocated for the passage of Assembly Bill 12, which expanded foster care from age 18 to age 21 in 2010. Since then, the organization has sponsored additional legislation to improve and expand access to the program. John Burton Advocates for Youth continues to ensure that extended foster care remains implemented as intended through policy advocacy and the training of local county administrators and providers. Ensure access to safe, affordable housing: John Burton Advocates for Youth works to expand access to the one publicly funded Continued on Schedule O.
Health Program:John Burton Advocates for Youth works to ensure the health and well-being of children and youth in foster youth. Prevent unplanned pregnancies: John Burton Advocates for Youth works with counties to implement evidence-based pregnancy prevention practices and advocates for better policies at the state level to prevent unplanned pregnancy among older youth in foster care. Advocate for youth with physical and mental disabilities: John Burton Advocates for Youth has worked to ensure that youth with disabilities make a safe, supported transition from foster care by working to pass state laws to ensure they have access to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) upon Continued on Schedule O.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Amy Lemley | Exec Director | 40 | $142,241 |
| Deborah Raucher | Project Director | 40 | $125,165 |
| Jessica Petrass | Sr Project Manager | 40 | $87,974 |
| Tina Thomas | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Rebecca Taylor | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Sami Tahbazof | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Marc Scholvinck | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Tony Ruch | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Donna Lucas | Director | 1 | $0 |
| John Garcia | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Katherine Feinstein | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Miles Cooley | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Kimiko Burton | Secretary | 4 | $0 |
| Melanie Blum | Treasurer | 4 | $0 |
| Rick Mariano | President | 4 | $0 |
| John Burton | Chair | 4 | $0 |
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