Florida Youth SHINE (Striving High for INdependence and Empowerment) is a youth run, peer driven organization working hard to change the culture of Florida’s child welfare system. FYS is proudly supported by Florida’s Children First (FCF). FCF is a non-profit child advocacy organization dedicated to fighting for the rights of Florida’s at-risk children.
The Independent Living Program both empowers and emotionally supports older adolescents to help them make the transition from our residential campus or foster care towards independence. The Independent Living Program is perfect for youth who are responsible, goal-oriented, self-motivated and determined to be successful. We develop a sense of pride in our youth as they grow into adulthood by teaching…
4KIDS Spirit of Success Institute (SOSI) exists to guide young men and women as they transition out of foster care and into independence by offering a two-year transitional independent living residential program. During these two years, residents can complete their GED or further their education, gain employment experience, participate in life skills classes, and learn financial responsibility; all the while…
We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to live up to their full potential. Our focus is on our community’s homeless youths and those who are aging out of foster care. Our vision is of a supportive community that aids these youths in acquiring housing, transportation, job skills, and other needed services that will direct them on a forward…
Excellerate is an Educational Life Skills Program that Serves Teenage Foster Care Children. Excellerate provides these young people a chance at a great life through mentoring, instruction and empowerment.
Wheels of Success was incorporated in June 2003 to help families obtain or continue work by providing them with reliable transportation through a program of car repairs, vehicle replacement, related licensing services, car payments, down payments and car-care classes in both Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties.
Level 1 will introduce key concepts regarding living skills, social skills, financial responsibility, leadership and spiritual empowerment. The gift for Level 1 graduates will be a computer, Microsoft Office and virus protection software. All Level 1 students will automatically be accepted into Level 2 which will add new programming in addition to additional information on car ownership, and other repeat…
The purpose of this applied dissertation was to explore the lived experiences of teens aging out of foster care, in an effort to better understand their needs. The researcher conducted three 60-minute interviews with nine former foster youth…to assist in understanding the lived experiences of former foster youth. (Doctoral thesis)
As social service programs across North America continue to grow, there is an increasing need for conferences aimed at helping these programs, and the professionals that operate them, increase their effectiveness. As a recognized leader in the child-service industry, Daniel Memorial hosts two national conferences — the Independent Living Conference and the Foster Care Conference. Both of these conferences offer a variety of…
Casa Valentina’s mission is to help former foster care and homeless youth transition successfully into independent living. We provide safe, fully furnished apartments at low cost & critical life skills learning.