Supports and Services for Youth

This contract supports living arrangements for youth. Specifically, positive attachments will be built and supported in which services emphasize on building healthy relationships and keeping youth connected to their extended family and community. Services will also support youth through promoting stability, health and well-being physically, emotionally and academically. Positive attachments will be built and supported; emphasis will be placed on building healthy relationships with other people; minimizing the number of disruptions; and keeping the youth connected to their extended family and community. Key Deliverables will include the following: • Life skills development on a variety of subjects pertaining to healthy choices such as, personal care (hygiene and nutrition), peer relationships, adult interactions, physical safety, drug and alcohol use, and sexuality (including safe sex choices and health relationship) • Support to maintain relationships that are important to the client including those connecting them to their culture, spiritual and religious heritage and beliefs • Foster strong support systems, community ties, family and kin relationships, educational attainment and preparation for the transition to independence and adulthood • Provision of information, referral and support to access community resources • Mentoring - provision of personal support, role modeling, and connection to community and culture • Support permanency with transition to independence/adulthood (if applicable) including employment preparation and placement, self-advocacy, volunteerism, community involvement, skill building and relationship building, within the capacity of the youth Services are to be delivered articulating strength based philosophy that ties individual needs to specific interventions. Such as gains in measurable skills, increased productivity and pro-social behavior, improved functioning, attendance at school/academic success and a stable living arrangement in the community. Service outcomes will include: • Youth in need of intervention services, will be protected and supported by permanent, nurturing relationships • Safe 24/7 supported living arrangements • Youth will develop the competencies for independent living • Youth are supported to remain connected to family, community and culture • Significant life-long relationships are developed youth that promotes their cultural identity • Youth are connected to mentors and supported to achieve healthy relationships, connect to family, community and culture • Youth will have the life skills and lifelong connections to live independently in the community • Youth will be provided safe and supportive housing • Youth will be supported to live independently in the community • Youth will have safe and secure housing supports when homeless.