GAP Kitchen Culinary Training Program exists to provide quality education to under-employed, unemployed and in-need individuals. We mentor students and provide them with the skills they need to move beyond surviving, into thriving careers in the culinary industry. Young adults aging out of foster care or beginning a career search, and the unemployed or underemployed lacking advancement opportunities can participate…
Designed to complement Fred Finch housing programs, the transition programs provide vocational and educational connections, mental health support, and linkage to other community supports. Many of the youth accessing these services are former foster children, who bring with them histories of abuse, neglect, and complex emotional and physical health needs. With the development of the school-linked wellness center on site…
The Career Readiness Academy, in partnership with The Kookaburra, is a three class job training program held twice a year for teens in foster care. Students learn the foundational skills they need to secure a job; applying for a job, writing a resume, interview skills, basic banking, customer service skills, and working as a team.
The Fostering Change Network Foundation (FCN Foundation) is a nonprofit organization with a mission of providing alumni of the foster care system ages 25 and over with resources that will support their personal and professional development and endeavors within the child welfare and social enterprise fields.
The Fort Smith Children’s Shelter Independent Living Program, GetREALU, provides fully-furnished, one-bedroom apartment units for eligible young adults. They have also added a dormitory living option for young adults aging out of foster care. This living opportunity, along with other GetREALU services, will equip foster youth with the life skills needed to successfully transition into adulthood and become self-sufficient, contributing…
We’re advocates, researchers, social workers, parents, and thought leaders who are dedicated to improving the child welfare system. What started as the Rhode Island Foster Parents Association (our former name), eventually pivoted into an organization that supports young adolescents and adults who are currently or formerly in the foster care system.
The process of transforming scared 18-year-olds into confident young professionals is a long and arduous endeavor for everyone involved. As challenging as it is for those who try to help foster youth, just imagine how hard the journey is for those young people traversing it alone. FC2S builds morale and confidence by awarding scholarships, sending care packages, providing coaches and…
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…
First Star, a national non-profit, improves the lives of foster youth by partnering with child welfare agencies, universities, and school districts to ensure foster youth have the academic, life skills, and adult supports needed to transition to higher education and adulthood successfully. We pursue our mission through innovative, university-based college-preparatory programs, providing technical assistance to stakeholders, and advocating for policy…
We believe that all young people in foster care have the potential to achieve long-term success in adulthood, and we envision a world where the disparities between them and the general population have been eliminated. First Place is a national leader in providing evidence-based direct support, increasing awareness, changing perceptions, and building a movement to make this vision a reality.