YouthWorks Baltimore

YouthWorks connects thousands of young people between the ages of 14 and 21 to summer jobs with private, nonprofit, and city and state government employers throughout Baltimore. Participants work in a variety of industries, and gain basic workforce readiness and career-specific skills.

States: Maryland
Principal City: Baltimore
Services: Employment, Life Skills

YOUTHrive

Our program is designed to equip and support local foster youth as they transition to independence. This program is focused on creating enduring supportive relationships with volunteers from the community that will commit to coaching and supporting foster youth during and following their transition out of foster care. Youthrive also offers financial education and a matched savings account (IDA).

States: Kansas
Principal City: Kansas City
Services: Advocacy, Finances, Housing, Life Skills, Mentoring/Coaching, Transportation

YouthMattersPhilly

An app that helps locate resources to help support youth aging out of foster care in the Philadelphia, PA area.

States: Pennsylvania

YouthCare

YouthCare builds confidence and self-sufficiency for homeless youth by providing a continuum of care that includes outreach, basic services, emergency shelter, housing, counseling, education, and employment training.

States: Washington
Principal City: Seattle
Services: Clothing, Counseling, Education, Employment, Finances, Health/Healthcare, Household Supplies, Housing, Legal Support, Life Skills, Mentoring/Coaching, Transportation

YouthBuild USA

YouthBuild champions today’s opportunity youth who aspire to improve their lives and communities but lack the knowledge, skills, and resources to reach their full potential. Through hundreds of YouthBuild programs in the United States and around the globe, these young people pursue their education, prepare for future careers, and grow into community leaders – building brighter futures for themselves, and...

States: Massachusetts
Principal City: Roxbury
Services: Advocacy, Education, Employment, Funding for Youth Aging Out Programs, Leadership Skills, Life Skills

YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School

YouthBuild Philly is a second-chance program where out of school youth can earn their high school diploma, learn a trade, and prepare for college and careers. We offer counseling, case management, leadership and community service opportunities, and post-diploma supports.

States: Pennsylvania
Principal City: Philadelphia
Services: Counseling, Education, Employment, Finances, Life Skills, Mentoring/Coaching, Transportation

Youth Villages Life Set

Since 1999, YVLifeSet has helped more than 9,000 young people aging out of state custody or other care arrangements successfully transition to independence.

States: Oklahoma
Principal City: Oklahoma City
Services: Education, Finances, Household Supplies

Youth UpRising

A multi-service youth agency serving Alameda County young people aged 13-24.

States: California
Principal City: Oakland
Services: Advocacy, Clothing, Counseling, Education, Employment, Finances, Health/Healthcare, Housing, Legal Support, Life Skills, Mentoring/Coaching, Transportation


Youth Transitioning into Adulthood (YTIA)

YTIA seeks to identify youth who want to be prepared when it is time for them to exit the system, desire and are motivated to “make it on their own” and works with them to help ensure they understand what it takes to successfully transition into adulthood and not simply age out of the system.

States: Texas
Principal City: San Antonio
Services: Education, Life Skills

Youth Opportunities Unlimited

The Children’s Aid Society (CAS) of London Middlesex has identified an urgent need for housing for youth over the age of 16 aging out of care. Through partnership with CAS, YOU is able to offer supportive, transitional housing to these youth.

States: Canada
Principal City: London, Ontario
Services: Housing

Youth Oasis

Their mission is to support youth and young adults recovering from the trauma of homelessness and family separation through housing, healthcare, and advocacy. Serving ages 16-21, this program is designed to help participants transition out of supervised care and into adult life. The TLP provides dorm-style housing, intensive case management, support services, and life skills training while residents work towards...

States: Louisiana
Principal City: Baton Rouge
Services: Clothing, Cooking/Food, Counseling, Education, Health/Healthcare, Housing, Life Skills, Mental Health