Immediate Opportunity for Older Foster Youth in Care! Life That Counts with founder John Wiliams

<p>Providing Continuity of Community for Older Adolescent Teens in Care</p> <p> </p> <p>•offering an online virtual community delivering evidence based curriculum called REAL Essentials to Kids in Care, grades 9-12. The purpose of the program is to provide an opportunity for mentoring and community for Older Adolescent Youth in Care throughout their many transitions.</p> <p> </p> <p>•Services will last for 5 years.  </p> <p> </p> <p>•Participating High School Seniors that join will remain eligible for services for the full five years.  </p> <p> </p> <p>•realizing the challenges and variety of situations Older Adolescent Teen participants in care face, we plan to provide a computer or tablet device for students to use for this program.  </p> <p> </p> <p>•We are establishing guidelines for keeping youth safe in this online platform such as:</p> <p> </p> <p>•Having two project staff on each video conference meeting</p> <p>Purchasing and using programs to monitor and lock digital content on these devices</p> <p> </p> <p>•Project staff assigned to work with adolescent participants in the virtual environments will have undergone background checks and will be registered Mandatory Reporters with C.A.N. (Child Abuse and Neglect) clearance </p> <p> </p> <p>•Adolescent participants will meet weekly in a virtual video conference in a group of 12-15 other youth and a minimum of two project staff. </p> <p> </p> <p>Participants can choose between male groups, female groups, and coed groups.  </p> <p> </p> <p>•There will be an onboarding process for new students that join a group.  This includes monthly connect groups for care providers.  </p> <p> </p> <p>There are 12 hours of Evidenced Based healthy relationship skill building content which each student will be required to participate in.  </p> <p> </p> <p>We will encourage student participation through a multi-tiered incentive system, as follows:    </p> <p> </p> <p>After completion of of all Sessions 1-3:  </p> <p>•$25 gift certificates</p> <p> </p> <p>After completion of of