Our Older Youth Services include LifeSet, HELP - The Housing Employment Launching Program, and ReUp215
Older Youth Services
The Older Youth Services program provides transition services to young adults, ages 17-23, who are leaving the foster care, juvenile justice, and mental health systems, or who would otherwise find themselves without the necessary skills and resources to live successfully at this critical junction in their young lives.
The program model provides a proven level of intense case management where the Older Youth Services staff is available to the young adults 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The assigned Specialists make a minimum of one face-to-face contact per week with each youth at the youth’s home, job, or wherever is most convenient. The number of sessions can be increased as needed to match the individual needs of each young adult.
The Older Youth Services program integrates both clinical and case management components to help ensure young people are engaged in the program and establish permanency, work towards their education, employment, and housing goals, and build basic independent living skills.
HELP: Housing and Employment Launching Program
The Housing Prep program is an 8-week program that serves young people ages 18-23 who are aging out of DHS custody, facing housing instability, or who otherwise find themselves without appropriate housing skills.
It offers weekly, sequential lessons over 8 weeks to help young people build vital knowledge and skills around obtaining and maintaining independent, stable housing. In collaboration with the Older Youth Services Program participants also have access to individualized case management services.
Housing Employment Launching Program (HELP)
In-person, 4601 Market St.
- 8-week workshop series focusing on topics such as navigating a lease, renter/tenant's rights, budgeting and credit recovery, resume building and maintaining employment, and more.
- Resources to connect participants with affordable housing options and gainful employment
- Weekly participation incentives - free lunch and transportation included.
- Individualized support and peer support
ReUp215: Youth Diversion Program
ReUp215 is a new pilot program from Turning Points for Children that is working to provide teens with previous criminal justice involvement the opportunity for a fresh start. The program aims to reduce the number of youth in the juvenile justice system, set them on a path to complete education, remain free of further criminal charges, and prepare for life post-high school.
ReUp215 works with youth 15-17 years old who are currently or have previously been involved in the juvenile justice system, lack significant family support, and are in need of stable housing. The program will connect each youth with a caseworker available with 24/7 support, a Peer Credible Messenger, a Mental Health Professional, Parental Engagement Support Worker, and community and school activities.
In an effort to have a greater understanding of youth transitioning out of foster care, Turning Points for Children, a PHMC subsidiary, partnered with PHMC’s Research & Evaluation Group (R&E Group) to commission a needs assessment of local youth between the ages of 16 and 21. You can read the full report "Aging out of Care: A Needs Assessment for Turning Points for Children" by clicking here.