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The overall goal of the project is to allow young adults aging out of the child welfare system a chance to give back to their community while providing them with a supportive mentoring relationship aimed to increase their retention in, and the completion of, post-secondary educational and vocational endeavors. This project is also aimed to improve community awareness, self-empowerment and self-confidence, while gaining valuable experience.
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 | Mentors are former foster youth themselves | | Provides awareness of post-secondary educational opportunities |
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| Keys to Achieving Resilient Transitions (KART) |
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| The Keys to Achieving Resilient Transitions (KART) program is a substance abuse prevention program for youth who are aging-out of the public child welfare system. |
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| Provide substance abuse prevention education | | Increases protective factors and reduces risk factors that contribute to substance abuse among youth |
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| Data Collections Project |
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| In response to lack of research on services received by youth "aging-out" of the New Jersey Child Welfare system, the Data Collections Project (DCP) is used to track services delivered to youth through Lifeskills, Aftercare, Mentoring, Transitional and Independent Living programs funded through the Department of Children and Families' (DCF) Adolescent Services Unit (ASU) |
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| Collects real-time data on youth | | Web-based, client-level service utilization tracking system | | In accordance with the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) proposals for a National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) |
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| Transitions Newsletter |
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| The Transitions newsletter is published twice a year to provide helpful information to youth who are aging out of the public child welfare system in New Jersey. |
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| TFY Newsletter Archive | | Important information about Transitions for Youth projects and services | | Download the Project Myself volunteer assignment flyer |
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| Transitions for Youth Summer Housing and Internship Program (TFY-SHIP) |
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| In the spring of 2006, TFY set forth to develop a model housing and internship program for post-secondary education students aging-out of the New Jersey child welfare system. |
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| Provides housing, paid internships and more to recipients of the NJFC scholarship with no place to stay during summer break | | 2006 pilot program |
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| Outcomes for Aging-Out Youth Research |
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Transitions for Youth is working closely with the Department of Children and Families' (DCF) Adolescent Services Unit (ASU) to develop a longitudinal study to examine outcomes for youth who age out of the child welfare system in New Jersey.
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| Works closely with the Department of Children and Families' (DCF) Adolescent Services Unit | | Examines youth outcomes in accordance with proposals made by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) for a National Youth in Transition Database |
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