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The Hyams Foundation, Inc.

Fall 2008 Symposium Teen Futures

RFP Information Session

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Teen Futures:Overview

Multi-faceted strategy Boston and Chelsea teens (ages 16-22) who

have dropped out of school and are not employed

Improve their success by increasing the number who: Gain their high school diploma (or its equivalent)

and Begin a path towards higher education or a career

focused training program

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Teen Futures: Background

Multi-layered planning process including: Research Stakeholder interviews Community focus groups

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Teen Futures:Required Program

Components

Education: Options for young people to earn their high school diploma or its equivalent as well as dual-credit college options

Skill development: Opportunities to build a wide range of life skills, such as leadership and civic engagement

Employment: Applying job related skills in work and/or volunteer settings

Three required components will include:

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Teen Futures:Additional Program

Components

Additional components may include: Appropriately trained and highly skilled staff

sensitive to youth’s community.

Holistic youth development approach that offers varied and highly engaging programming.

Planned opportunities for building strong relationships with many caring adults.

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Teen Futures:Additional Program

Components

Additional components (continued):

Serving young people for extended periods of time with post-program follow up and support.

The use of stipends as a means of securing teen participation.

Case management system to track and coordinate services for young people.

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Teen Futures:Overall Outcome

Young people who have dropped out of school: Become re-engaged with their education Earn a high school diploma (or its equivalent) Commence a path towards:

Earning an Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree OR Participating in a career oriented training program

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Teen Futures:Engagement Indicators

High levels of and consistent youth participation in program activities.

Maintenance of positive relationships between program staff and youth.

The number of youth who complete incremental stages of a program.

 

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Teen Futures:Education Related

Indicators

Improvement in youth’s academic skills.

Youth attain a high school diploma (or its equivalent).

 

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Teen Futures:Skill Development

Indicators

Improvement in youth’s life skills. Increase in members and quality of

youth’s personal networks. Increase in youth’s self-confidence

and sense of hope. Increase in youth’s pro-social behavior

and avoidance of anti-social behavior. 

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Teen Futures:Employment Related

Indicators

Improvement in job related skills and the application of these skills in work and/or volunteer settings.

The number of youth who attain career related employment and maintain for at least six months.

 

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Teen Futures:Proposal Process

Planning and implementation grants available

Two part process for both: Letter of interest Invitation to submit full proposal

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Teen Futures:Eligibility/Selection

Criteria

Prior commitment to and success in serving target population

Understanding of best youth development practices

An ability to combine and manage the essential program components

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Teen Futures:Eligibility/Selection

Criteria

A plan for incorporating the additional program components

Evaluation capacity and/or willingness to develop

Knowledge of others working with target population

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Teen Futures:Eligibility/Selection

Criteria

Success at building working partnerships with external partners

Willingness to engage in an on-going learning community

Proof of need and access to other resources

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Teen Futures:Timeline

Letters of Interest Due December 1st

Invitation to submit full proposal January 12th, 2009

Full proposals due February 9th, 2009

Grants awarded March/April 2009

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UWMBMV: Road to Opportunities

Initiative

Thank you for engaging their partner agencies: ROCA, Year Up, JFYNetWorks, YouthBuild Boston

Focused on building capacity of the broader field

Connecting workforce development with asset building

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Questions?