Empowering youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business

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The Business Job

Customer service Marketing Open mic and

author events Book knowledge &

skills

Barista skills Business Skills Customer service

Sourcing Department Inventory

management & sales Technology; database International shipping

STORE

CAFE

ONLINE

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The “YOU” Job

•Case management •ID, Bank acct,•Housing, health insurance•Advocacy and legal

Life Essentials

Exposure

Education

•Education coaching/tutoring•College prep•College site visits/sit-in on classes•Coordination with schools

•Site visits and shadow days every month •Businesses, trade schools and college connections•Workshops and trainings

Transition Support

•Goal and transition planning•Veteran & Alumni Services for 2 additional years•Job coaching & case management

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A Real-World Model

YOUTH

Application Process

YOUTH at MTW 6-12mos; over 25 hrs/ wk

BUSINESS JOB

YOU JOB

EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY

Re-engagement SERVICES

ALUMNI

employment

education

• Foster care • Court-involved• Homeless• Out of school

VETERANS

SELF EFFICACY

Transition

Services

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What, exactly, are we trying to accomplish?

Education

Progress through MTW: goal setting, effort investment, overcoming barriers

Securing life essentials: housing, health, legal Survey instrument: Locus of control/self-efficacy

Question Zero?

Question Zero?

Self-efficacy

Employment

Active Education plan: Passing & >90% attendance Attainment of GED or HS Diploma

2 years of college or certificate

Job readiness, attendance & punctuality & skill acquisition at MTW

Post MTW employment; stability & quality of job

“My first priority is to graduate High School. The plans that I have been working on in my YOU job are: getting my college applications in, creating a budget, getting a bank account, and looking

at more colleges.”

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Educational Attainment –Diploma or GED

HS Grad rate for minorities in MA ~50%

Research showing <35% foster youth w/

GED or diploma at 18

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Productivity – Work and/or School

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Exit 6 Mos 12 Mos 18 Mos 24 Mos

15%

23%30%

35%

46%

27%

58%

65%69% 69%

59%

84% 81%84% 81%

In College/Vocational Working FT/PT Productive in Work and/or School

• Intake: 56% of youth are enrolled in high school

• 70% of those in school are in alternative placements and all are struggling

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Court Involvement

60% of males in Foster Care are convicted of a

Crime

80% of inmates were once in the

foster care system

30% of males leaving foster

care are incarcerated within 1 year

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Join Our Movement

Donate Books

Host A Container

• Clear off your shelves and coordinate a book drive.

• Host a container at your site.

• Containers are 44 x 44 x 81.

• MTW handles all logistics!

Shop•Buy books and sip lattes! •Come to an event!

•Bring your book club or group

Empowering youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business

Mass RecycleMarch 29, 2011