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& Announcements Information about upcoming YTAT happenings is listed in the summaries below, with links to supporting documents. Information, notes, tools, materials, and highlights from previous events can be accessed in the YTAT Meeting and Events Archive. Pathways to Success A forum for discussion and action to create better pathways to connect foster youth to career development and employment opportunities. This Fall New Ways to Work will be hosting two foster youth regional forums, one in the Northern California Bay Area on October 28th and one in the Southern California Los Angeles Area on October 29th. October 28th-Northern California, Bay Area Connecting Foster Youth to High School Career Development Opportunities An opportunity to increase awareness about existing career development opportunities, learn about successful strategies in connecting foster youth to these opportunities, develop or strengthen cross-system partnerships, and create a plan for implementing new strategies in your area. Registration Information Registration Expires October 16th DON'T DELAY! California State University, East Bay Oakland, CA CLICK HERE TO REGISTER October 29th-Southern California, LA Area Reflecting on the Foster Youth Summer Jobs Experience An opportunity to discuss challenges and successes in connecting foster youth to the ARRA funded summer jobs program, learn about successful programs and partnerships that worked to enhance the summer program for foster youth, share strategies for engaging foster youth and connecting them to the next step, and hear about lessons learned. Registration Information Registration Expires October 16th DON'T DELAY! Embassy Suites Hotel Santa Ana, CA CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Who Should Attend: caregivers, foster youth, education, child welfare services, and workforce development professionals. YTAT 2009 Forum Flier (PDF 53 KB)
Foster Youth Career Development Access and Success Through a grant from the San Francisco Foundation, New Ways to Work will work with county teams in the Bay Area including County Office of Education staff, District Career/Technical Education leaders, Social Workers, Independent Living Skills Program staff, and others from Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties to improve foster youth access to the educational offerings referenced above. Anticipated outcomes of this project include increased collaboration between child welfare, education, and workforce development staff and programs, increased awareness among foster youth, caregivers, and CWS staff, of the range of available educational options and programs available to foster youth at the county, district, and school levels, and increased outreach to foster youth by teachers, academy directors, and career technical education professionals. YTAT Access and Success Overview (PDF 65 KB) Foster Youth Summer Jobs Plus Through a grant from the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, New Ways to Work, in partnership with the LA YTAT, will assist 100 foster youth in connecting their 2009 summer jobs experience to their career and educational goals as part of Foster Youth Summer Jobs Plus. Emancipating foster youth who live in the city of Los Angeles will augment their summer employment experience through the development of work-based learning contracts that clearly identify the skills they will develop during their summer employment experience. Youth and their supervisors will also document the skills acquired through the experience with a goal of preparing youth for future career and educational options. New Ways and the LA YTAT partners will design and implement the work-based learning contract, develop training materials, and work with case managers, youth, and worksite supervisors to ensure that the summer experiences are learning rich, and connected to the next step in the workplace or school. New Ways and the LA YTAT will also engage youth in the months following the summer experience to track progress against their career and educational goals. For more information please contact Kellie Noe at knoe@newwaystowork.org. For an overview of this project please view: YTATFYJPOverview.pdf (PDF 82 KB) YTAT Newsblast The YTAT Newsblast, a timely update on events, legislation, and resources for Youth Transition Action Teams and partners working with youth in the child welfare system, is ready to view. To view the latest YTAT news please visit: www.newwaystowork.org/initiatives/ytat/newsblasts/newsblast2_09.pdf (PDF 86 KB) The YTAT Calendar Please check back regularly for the upcoming new 2008-2009 Network Activities & Calendar. For questions or comments, contact Lisa Elliott, New Ways to Work Project Coordinator at lelliott@newwaystowork.org or call (707) 824-4000 x. 27. |