NextUp

NextUp provides “over and above and in addition to” support services for current and former foster youth attending Moorpark College. 

NextUp is a program within EOPS that supports eligible students who experienced the foster care system in achieving higher education success, health, and well-being while pursuing their education and career goals.  Supportive services include assistance with transportation, food vouchers, book vouchers, educational grants, and school supplies (see below for a full list).

• Once a student qualifies for NextUp, they also automatically qualify for EOPS.
• We connect and support NextUp (foster youth) students while increasing academic awareness and achievement as these students embark on their educational journey.

Who qualifies for NextUp?

To qualify, a student must:

• Be a current or former foster youth in California whose dependency was established or continued by a court on or after the youth's 13th birthday
• Be no older than 25 years of age at the commencement of any academic year in which the student first enrolls in the program. 
• Enrolled in at least 1 unit, however, students enrolled in fewer than 9 units may be accepted into the program with exceptions. 

NextUp Services

What are the benefits of NextUp?

• Academic counseling
• Career and transfer counseling
• Career and transfer planning
• Community resources
• Computer lab with free printing
• Priority registration
• Educational Grants
• Financial aid assistance and guidance
• Food Vouchers (on campus & grocery)
• Graduation cap and gown
• Laptop/calculator loaner program
• Peer mentor support
• Parking permits
• Priority registration
• School supplies
• Student ID voucher
• Textbook vouchers (full cost)
• University application fee waivers
• Field trips
• Workshops and so much more!