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NYC Juvenile Justice
Manual, Materials, & Tools

Following the success in NYC, several key stakeholders encouraged the Center for Fair Futures team to expand the model to support Juvenile Justice providers!

The Center for Fair Futures tailored the manual, materials, and resources below to the Juvenile Justice context. These resources are publicly available, downloadable, and updated regularly.

They include a framework called “Goals & Steps,” which Coaches use to help young people create goals, based on where they are.  The goals represent positive outcomes and the steps represent progress towards those goals; they also serve as a guide for Coaches on “how to” help a young person achieve that goal and not fall through the cracks. 

Thank you to all who contributed to the development of these tools and resources!

Following the success in NYC, several key stakeholders encouraged the Center for Fair Futures team to expand the model to support Juvenile Justice providers!

The Center for Fair Futures spent XX years engaging and partnering with local organizations to tailor the manual, materials, and resources below to the Juvenile Justice context. These resources are publicly available and updated regularly, and all organizations are invited to attend Fair Futures trainings and learning communities.

To fund and pilot the model, a public-private partnership was formed. The Foster Care Excellence Fund foundations funded the infrastructure needed to implement the Fair Futures model citywide, including the creation of the materials below.  Those foundations include the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, the New York Community Trust, the Redlich Horwitz Foundation, the Tiger Foundation, the Ira W. DeCamp Foundation, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

These materials are downloadable and will be updated every 6 months, and as major changes occur.  They include a framework called “Goals & Steps,” which Coaches use to help young people create goals, based on where they are.  The goals represent positive outcomes and the steps represent progress towards those goals; they also serve as a guide for Coaches on “how to” help a young person achieve that goal and not fall through the cracks. 

The pilot will be implemented by XXX, a non-profit with deep community roots and a commitment to a wide range of high-quality services.

Click here for a list of trainings. For more information, email Sylvia Lloyd at slloyd@sayyesbuffalo.org.

Thank you to all who contributed to the development of these tools and resources!

Juvenile Justice Fair Futures Program Manual

Part 1: Fair Futures Program Summary

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Part 2: Fair Futures Coaching Model

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Juvenile Justice Tools & Materials

Model Implementation Tools

Coaching Tools

Middle School & High School Education Tools

Middle School / High School Selection Process
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High School Planning and Graduation
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Alternative Schools & GED Programs
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Regents Exams
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Special Education
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AFC Training Materials
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Other
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College Tools

College Planning & Preparation
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Applying to and Selecting a College
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Financial Aid/Paying for School
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Support/Opportunity Programs
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Withdrawing from Classes and Transferring College
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College Access & Persistence Trainings/Workshops
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Career Development Tools

Housing & Independent Living

Housing Supports Available to Youth in Foster Care

Housing supports are in process. As helpful, please refer to this document for housing supports available to youth in foster care.

Housing & Independent Living

Housing Grants and Financial Supports 
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NYCHA
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NY/NY 3 and NYC 15 Supportive Housing
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Other Supportive Housing Residences 
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Section 8
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Transitioning to Permanent & Market Rate Housing
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Maintaining Housing & Building Independent Living Skills
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Presentations from Mandatory Trainings & Workshop Wednesdays
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