Posts Tagged ‘ young adults ’

December 09, 2010 - Project Bridge, a basic skills learning community at Laney College, welcomes young adults who want to strengthen their reading, writing, math, computer, and study skills, as well as build their confidence for attending college. Find more information about Project Bridge and student support resources at Laney College.Read more »

November 18, 2010 - Oakland Green Jobs Corps at Laney College is currently recruiting for a unique opportunity The Introduction to Energy Efficiency Retrofitting course of study trains low-income East Bay residents between the ages of 18-24 in technical skills for energy efficiency, water conservation and renewable energy. There is no cost for participating in this course of study.Read more »

November 09, 2010 - Fred Finch Youth Center’s Transitions Program provides mobile mental health services for youth and young adults, ages 15.5-21. The Transitions Program provides individualized mental health services and clinical case management to youth transitioning into adulthood. The services can begin prior to the youth leaving foster, residential, or family care and can continue until age 21. Young adults can also enroll in Transitions after emancipation to help with potential challenges...Read more »

May 13, 2010 - Click here for an application for the 2010 Congressional Foster Youth Internship Program. This program provides young people who have spent their formative years in foster care an opportunity to intern with a Member of Congress for a summer. The FYI program instructs these young adults in how best to bring their unique perspective and resilient spirit to bear as advocates for the needs of other waiting children. The now over 95...Read more »

April 30, 2010 - Free HRC Webcast: Starting Wednesday May 5, 2010 from 12noon til 1:30 p.m ET This Webcast explores strategies and challenges to creating trauma-informed services in a drop-in center for youth and young adults experiencing homelessness. Ayala Livney from Youth on Fire, a drop-in center in Cambridge, MA, will share her program's experiences with trauma-informed care, along with trauma expert Kathleen Guarino of the National Center on Family Homelessness. This dialogue...Read more »

March 18, 2010 - The following trainings are open to Former Foster Youth ages 18-24: Being Healthy While You're Sexy Training for former foster youth ages 18-24, led by Planned Parenthood at Beyond Emancipation: April 6th 1:00 to 2:30 Understanding Your Body, Sexually Transmittee Infections, and Safer Sex April 27th 1:00 to 2:30 Birth Control & Healthy Relationships Location: Beyond Emancipation at 675 Hegenberger Road, Oakland. Lunch provided both days. To rsvp, contact Pam Mack at pmack(at)beyondemancipation.org or 510-667-7692 or Anne Cevallos at acevallos(at)beyondemancipation.org...Read more »

February 24, 2010 - The new Living by Sacred Colors program at American Indian Child Resource Center launches TONIGHT from 6:00 to 8:00 at AICR, 522 Grand Avenue, Oakland. Come learn about this exciting new program for young adults ages 15-24. There will be food, song, and dance! Living by Sacred Colors will provide youth with culturally relevant life skills activities, comprehensive educational and vocational case management, and opportunities to become qualified mentors and peer...Read more »

December 10, 2009 - Providing Effective Financial Aid Assistance to Students from Foster Care and Unaccompanied Homeless Youth publication is now available free in PDF and hardcopy on the here and here. This publication is the first to be endorsed by eleven higher education professional organizations (see back cover page) after being developed by the California Community College Chancellor's Office, Tracy Fried and Associates, NASFAA, NAEHCY, Casey Family Programs. This guide provides important information for...Read more »

December 03, 2009 - Dwight Brydie, a longstanding employee of EDD, was a committed & passionate advocate for youth, prior to his untimely death in January 2006. Dwight understood the need to and value of reaching youth on the youth level. To honor his memory, CWA and the Youth Development Research Fund (YDRF) have established a scholarship program in his name. Depending on the number of contributions to the Fund, two or more scholarships of $1000 each will...Read more »

October 29, 2009 - Game Theory Academy at First Place for Youth STARTS MONDAY PAID Class on Money at First Place for Youth. Students will receive $150 for attending all 10 sessions of this 5 week course! The course is for youth ages 18-23, and will be held Mondays and Tuesdays from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. November 2nd through December 1st. Students will learn how the economy works & how to take control over their money decisions....Read more »