SLATE Missouri Job Center understands the importance of preparing our region’s future workforce. That’s why we offer several dynamic programs and initiatives to the St. Louis City youth ages 16 to 24 in an effort to provide access to services and activities that connect young adults to jobs and education opportunities. All participants in our youth programs are selected based…
Transitional Living program guides youth 17 1/2 to 21 toward independence. Youth attend school or seek employment as they work toward independence and self-sufficiency. Our Life Skills Coaches teach and mentor youth in maintaining a budget, preparing meals and other general skills they need to live on their own. Life skills coaches are available to youth 24 hours a day….
The Center has launched the Successful Transitions© initiative in an effort to help youth as they transition into adulthood. This unique service is not provided anywhere else in the region and primarily works with youth – starting at 15 years old – who are struggling with behavioral health challenges, learning differences, developmental disabilities, and/or a history of trauma.
The R.J. Leonard Foundation is a privately funded nonprofit organization that provides a fellowship program for young adults aging out of the foster care system in Bucks County and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Promises2Kids’ Guardian Scholars encourages foster youth to pursue higher education through community college, trade school or a university degree. This highly successful resource provides former foster youth with a partial financial scholarship along with mentoring support to assist them in adapting to and excelling in a higher education setting. More than 300 youth have been provided scholarships. Over 90% of guardian…
The Ohana Project will provide safe, healthy, and stable housing with a foundation of love and family values, while assisting in teaching life skills, such as self-worth, self-control, financial literacy, and promoting education essential for life long self-sufficiency. The Ohana Project was created to provide independent, supervised, safe and affordable housing, with a life skills center and great common areas for socialization…
Oak Tree Resources offers opportunities and encouragement to young people ages 14-24 who need support with Education, Job Skills, Employment and Avoiding Homelessness. We exist to help young people begin to heal while moving towards independence. We offer housing support in Durango, Colorado. Whether in a Transitional Living Program, Host Home or motel, young people can access transitional, substance-free housing…
The Chef Jeff Project Relaunch empowers the future leaders of tomorrow. We believe food changes lives and the spirit of hospitality can be used to speak a language of healing and restoration for generations to come. They create opportunities for disenfranchised youth, formerly incarcerated individuals, and those seeking a second chance by partnering with individuals, organizations, corporations, and the hospitality…
There are approximately 8,000 foster youth in NYC today. Of these youth, about 250 manage to enroll in college every year, overcoming tremendous odds. Unlike their peers, this group of young people will not receive the same guidance, support, and tools as their counterparts. For many of these deserving young people, the resources provided by NYFC will be the only…
A successful transition to adulthood includes maintaining stable and safe housing, remaining free from criminal justice involvement, participating in an educational or vocational program, and developing the life skills necessary to become a responsible citizen. The LifeSet program not only works with young people who are aging out of foster care and other youth in crisis situations, but also partners…