My Compass
Nothing ticked off yet. Start anywhere.
This list lives on this phone and nowhere else. It is not sent anywhere, it is not attached to your name, and nobody — not us, not your county, not your caseworker — can see it.
That also means it is only here. On a different phone this page starts empty, and clearing your browser clears the list.
Things to get sorted
Get my birth certificate
Almost everything else needs this one first.
Get my Social Security card
Needed for a job, and for most benefits.
Get a state ID or driver's licence
Needed to rent, to work, and to open a bank account.
Get my Medicaid sorted
If you were in foster care in NC, you can keep it until you turn 26.
Find somewhere to live
The one that makes the rest possible.
Get help with food
FNS is money on a card for groceries. It is not a loan.
Find money for school
NC Reach and ETV exist specifically for people who were in care.
Ask about staying in foster care to 21
You can ask to stay in care past 18. Many people are never told.
Get my records from foster care
Your own file. You are allowed to have it.
Find work
Places I saved
Nothing saved yet. When you get an answer, tap Save this on a card and it will be here.
Keep this list if you lose this phone
Your list lives on this phone. Get a new phone or clear this one, and it's gone — unless you make a code.
A code is like a key. Write it down somewhere safe. Type it into any phone and your list comes back.
We can't see your list, even with the code. If you lose the code, nobody can get it back — not even us.
Your code. Write it down now — this is the only time it is shown.
Clear this list
Wipes everything above off this phone. There is no undo and no copy anywhere else.