Employment Opportunities
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Independent and transitional living services are those services and activities designed to help older youth in foster care make the transition to independent living.
Supervised Independent Living Program (SIL), provides supportive services, and living maintenance to adolescent male youth. The purpose of SIL is to assist youth that have demonstrated the minimum requirements for living independently to progress toward their goal of independence. Youth can emancipate from SIL and receive services from the Youth In Transition program until the maximum eligibility age of 20 years old.
Placement is primarily designed for mature youth that are unable to live in a family living arrangement but may not be prepared for a less supervised independent living arrangement. These youth may be ready to progress to a less restrictive living arrangement than a group home or residential setting.
- A youth lives with an agency approved unlicensed adult who parent, functions in more of a mentoring capacity. The youth is expected to function more independently while still following the house rules. This type of placement may be ideal for the youth that has a permanency plan of independence and needs structure and supervision to achieve that goal.
Component services or activities may include educational and employment assistance, training in daily living skills, and housing assistance. Specific component services and activities are geared towards post-foster care services:
- Basic life-skill building, instruction in budgeting, using credit, housekeeping, menu planning and food preparation classes.
- Interpersonal skill building, including enhancing abilities to establish positive relationships with peers and adults, make decisions, and manage stress.
- Educational opportunities, such as GED preparation support and referrals, postsecondary training, or vocational education referral.
- Assistance in job preparation and attainment, such as career counseling and job placement.
- Resources, information, and counseling with a full range of independent living skills building services and case management.
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Call Mr. Abner or Ms. Kelly at 313-834-9922. Or, send an email HERE
Comprehensive community-based support services programs for youth and families living in and around identified high-risk areas. The program operates during the academic school year and provides special summer school programming at some locations.
Services Provided:
- Variety of Cultural Arts
- Recreation
- Tutorial services
- Counseling and school-based services
- Health-related services
- Advocacy and referral services
Call (313) 834-0359 for information
This program is sponsored by the Skillman Foundation and is facilitated through Don Bosco Hall. Stationed in one of Skillman’s targeted “underserved” neighborhoods, this program provides instructional art training through the College of Creative Studies fine arts program. The program targets young people (6th grade through high school) aspiring for a professional career in art.
