Honoring Emancipated Youth (HEY)Community Opportunities

Paid Job Training Program With Year Up

Justin Slaughter — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:37:50 +0000

[From Foster Youth Alliance, July 28, 2010]

Year Up is a year long, paid job training and internship placement program for young adults ages 18 – 24. Students spend six months in a classroom setting developing essential professional skills in technology and business communication. Upon completion of the training, they are placed in six-month paid internships with local corporations. Through the course of the program, participants also earn 13 college credits through the City College of San Francisco.

The only requirements are that applicants must be between 18 – 24 years old, have a G.E.D. or HS Diploma, and legal right to work in the US.

The program has been so successful in the last few years that it has expanded across the county and now it is looking to double the number of Bay Area applicants. The application deadline for the upcoming class is August 13. Click here for an interest form and click here for a flyer.

Meet With Your State Legislators and Show Your Support for AB 12!

Justin Slaughter — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:54:18 +0000

[From John Burton Foundation, July 1, 2010]

Full day of meetings and advocacy for foster youth legislation.

When: Wednesday, August 4th at
Where: the State Capitol in Sacramento

Senate Appropriations Committee will be the biggest challenge yet for AB 12. Let’s give AB 12 the best shot possible by educating our elected officials about this important legislation. The John Burton Foundation will be holding a full day of meetings on Wednesday, August 4th. If you have been waiting until crunch time to get involved, now is your time! To register for the day, click HERE. If you have any questions, please contact Sara Rhodes at sara@johnburtonfoundation.org or at 415-693-1326.

[AB 12 is a state version of the federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act, which was signed into law in 2008, and opens up federal resources for states to extend foster care to specified individuals up to 21 years of age. Additionally, AB 12 will mandate California to seek federal finances for kinship guardianship assistance payments. For continued updates on AB12]

Are You (or Do You Know of) a Former Foster Youth Looking for a Job?

Justin Slaughter — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:47:43 +0000

[From Foster Youth Alliance, July 15, 2010]

Now Hiring: Peer Advocate/ AmeriCorps Member- 2 Positions

Beyond Emancipation will be hiring two Peer Advocates/AmeriCorps Volunteers to work with emancipated foster youth from August 2010-July 2011. These are full time positions with a living stipend, health benefits, child care stipend (if eligible) and a $5,325 education award. You must be a former foster youth with your GED or high school diploma to apply. For more information Click Here. Hurry, though, the application deadline is July 21!

Full-ride Educational Scholarships Now Available!

Justin Slaughter — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:30:33 +0000

[From Foster Care Alumni of America, June 22, 2010]

In partnership with the National Foster Parent Association, the University of Phoenix has offered 50 full-ride scholarships to foster youth, foster care alumni or foster parents, under the banner of the University’s First Chance Scholarship program. The scholarship is redeemable at any University of Phoenix campus, including the online program. Foster Care Alumni of America has just agreed to partner with NFPA to promote the scholarships to the alumni community and to assist in the selection of 25 alumni scholarship recipients.

The program is offered on a competitive basis. To access the guidelines and application, visit the NFPA website at www.nfpainc.org.

Time is of the essence! The deadline for applying is July 18, 2010.

Foster Youth Alliance Seeks Conference Presenters (September 24)!

Justin Slaughter — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:22:05 +0000

FosterYouth Alliance (FYA) is co-hosting a Transition Age Youth conference with Casey Family Programs and the Center for Child and Youth Policy at UC Berkeley. The conference is titled:

Journey to Change: Navigating With Power and Purpose

Date: September 24, 2010
Location: Preservation Park in downtown Oakland.
FYA has engaged a Program Planning Committee comprised equally of youth and professionals to plan the conference. The committee now asks FYA members, youth, and friends to participate in the conference as a workshop leader or presenter. Click here for a description of the conference and the planning process so far.

Applications are due by July 31, 2010 at 5:00 PM.
For more information, contact Taura Greenfield at tgreenfield@casey.org

On The Move/V.O.I.C.E.S. Napa Now Hiring an Independent Living Program (ILP) Program Coordinator!

Justin Slaughter — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:37:13 +0000

[From Alissa Gentille, V.O.I.C.E.S. Napa, June 30, 2010]

Support and engage youth, aged 16-21, in their achievement of their education, employment, and permanency goals.

On The Move/V.O.I.C.E.S. Napa is looking for a full-time program coordinator to develop and implement services available to youth that are offered by V.O.I.C.E.S. Napa in collaboration with county and other community-based organizations. Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience required.

The closing date for applications is July 7th or until the position is filled.

To Apply:
Do not apply in person. To apply, send resume/cover letter to:
Alissa Gentille
Email: alissa.gentille@gmail.com
Fax: 707-251-9509

Get the Hookup: A Textmessage Youth Outreach Service

Justin Slaughter — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:38:51 +0000

[From C. Emily Hendrick, California Health Council Inc., June 21, 2010]

For all our partner agencies…

The Hookup is a statewide text messaging service for youth. The service provides youth with relevant and accurate sexual and reproductive health information and a convenient, confidential resource for accessing local clinics that offer free or low-cost sexual and reproductive health services. Through providing outreach materials to agencies that do outreach to youth, we’re hoping to help get more youth in California “hooked up” to weekly reproductive and sexual health tips and their nearest teen-friendly clinic.

The Hookup is an excellent model of a low-cost program using health communication and mobile technology to facilitate youth access to sexual and reproductive health information and services. For more information: http://www.teensource.org/pages/hookup

How your agency can get involved…

We have free print outreach materials available for only 100 youth-serving agencies in California. Each agency will receive 1000 palm cards, 500 stickers and 500 tattoos.

If you would like to receive free print outreach materials to distribute to the youth your agency serves, please pass along your contact information and mailing address to Emily Hendrick, STD Program Intern at: hendricke@cfhc.org by this Friday, June 25^th

Free downloadable materials, including flyers/posters, palm cards, stickers and logos, can be found at http://www.stdhivtraining.org/swap. If you have any questions about the Hookup program, please contact Rebecca Braun, STD Program Manager at (510) 486-0412×2327 or braunr@cfhc.org

Update: Application Deadline for TAY-SF Young Adult Advisory Now August 20th!

Justin Slaughter — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:09:32 +0000

[From http://www.taysf.org/jobs, June 14, 2010]

Be a part of making meaningful changes for San Francisco’s Transitioning Aged Youth Population!

Transitional Age Youth Initiative is NOW HIRING Young Adults to be apart of our monthly Young Adult Advisory. The Young Adult Advisory is a a group of 18-25 year old youth workers who are working in the community as service providers AND/OR Advocates! This is a space for gathering information, providing trainings and resources and impacting policy and budgetary recommendations.

This group meets monthly and stipends $50/meeting. Based on your availability, there are opportunities for more involvement in specific policy and youth outreach projects within TAY-SF.

In order to apply, you must:

BE ABLE TO COMMIT to a 2 hour meeting once a month.
BE A YOUTH WORKER: Work closely with systems such as Foster Care, Juvenile Justice, Young Parents, Young Adults with Disabilities, Alternative Education and Immigrant Young Adults.
A current of former (recent) San Francisco resident.
Have experience in your community and committed to building a better city for San Francisco’s most vulnerable transitioning aged youth population.

Applications are due on August 20th! Please see the attached application and flyer for more details. Goodluck!

For further questions, please contact Iqra Anjum: iqra@taysf.org.

Wanted: Clinical Supervisor, Full-time, Oakland

Justin Slaughter — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:12:32 +0000

Wanted: Clinical Supervisor – Full-time
Oakland, CA.

Job Summary: The Clinical Supervisor for CMH is responsible for the supervision of Mental Health Therapists. In addition, the Clinical Supervisor is responsible for carrying a caseload (as needed) and providing high quality outpatient therapeutic services to at risk youth and families.

Who We Are:
The Fred Finch Youth Center serves youth and their families in the East Bay, including the peninsula in Solano County and San Diego County. Our clients include children, adolescents, and young adults who face varied and often multiple challenges. Many are transitioning from foster care into the adult world. Many have an emotional disturbance or mental illness. Some have both a mental illness and a developmental disability. All are economically impoverished. Most have experienced, abuse, neglect, trauma or lack of adequate health care or educational resources. To enhance the strengths and assist with the challenges of each individual, we provide a wide variety of services in several types of settings: specialty residential treatment; special education; vocational services; transitional housing; individual, group and family therapy and counseling. Services are provided in the community, in schools, in homes and at our sites.

Requirements:
1. A graduate degree from an accredited college or university as an MSW, or MA in a Social Service field.
2. Possession of current California license as a LCSW/MFT clinician for 2 years
3. Eligible to supervise staff accruing licensing hours from the CA Board of Behavioral Services.
4. At Least one-year post-graduate residential, milieu, or wraparound experience preferred.
5. Demonstrated ability to assess, triage and organize work during crisis situations.
6. Uses a strength based, culturally competent approach to supervision.
7. Has strong behavioral, crisis management, and family therapy skills.

How to Apply:
Please apply to this link: https://home.eease.com/recruit/?id=107970
To ensure proper routing of your application, please specify the position for which you are applying.

Compensation:
Starting Salary: Competitive, Depending on experience (DOE).

Benefits include:
Medical, dental, vision, retirement / 401(k) plan, paid life insurance, employee assistance program, flexible spending
account, and supplemental insurance plus paid time off. EEO/AA FFYC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer; all applicants will be given full consideration under state,
local, and federal law.

Visit our website at www.fredfinch.org.

Conference Convenes to Maximize Services for Transition-Aged Youth (July 8)

Justin Slaughter — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:05:16 +0000

Youth, Federal agencies, state and local organizations, non-profits, and foundations are
collaborating on a conference called “Bridging the Gaps: Connecting Young Adults to Housing and Services,” focused on maximizing outreach, services, and funding for the Transition-Aged Youth (TAY) population.

The conference will feature presentations by experts and youth, and discussion groups on
new legislation, housing, mental health services, youth employment and education and other topics

Thursday, July 8, 2010
9:30AM-4:00PM
Merritt College
12500 Campus Dr, Oakland, CA
To register visit, tayoak.eventbrite.com
(Public Transit Directions: From the Fruitvale BART station, take AC Transit line 54 to Campus Dr./Merritt College)