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.
Thank you to all who contributed to the development of these tools and resources!
The Fair Futures Manual
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Tools & Materials
Model Implementation Tools
Recommended Recruitment, Intake, and Enrollment Pathways Flow Chart
Recommended/Best Practice Process For When a Young Person Does Not Engage with Their Coach
Coaching Tools
The Value of Coaching and the 4 Ps
The Day in the Life of a Coach
College Advising Philosophy
Tips for Coaching During Stressful Times
Recommended/Best Practice Process For When a Young Person Does Not Engage with Their Coach
First 90 Days of Coaching
Creating a Coaching Agreement
First School Visit
The Network Four Part Meeting Setup
How to Structure a Coaching Conversation
Middle School & High School Education Tools
Summary of Graduation Requirement Changes Due to Covid
High School Promotion and Graduation Requirements
High School Graduation Checklist
High School Graduation Options for Students with Disabilities
Guide to Transition Services & College Planning: Helping Students with Disabilities Move from School to Adulthood
Alternative High School Selection and Application Guide
Alternative Middle and High School Options
Vetted List of Alternative Middle and High Schools
Special Education Consent Chart
IEP Red Flags
IEP Meeting Checklist
Section 504 Guide
DOE Special Education Escalations
College Tools
First Star Academy Overview
College Exposure, Planning, Enrollment and Persistence Flow Chart
College Planning for Students with Disabilities
College Planning & Preparation Timeline For High Schoolers
Guide to Transition Services & College Planning: Helping Students with Disabilities Move from School to Adulthood
Applying to CUNY Tip Sheet
Placing out of Remedial Courses at CUNY
Tips for Applying to SUNY for Youth in Foster Care
Selecting a Best-Fit College
Tips for Completing FAFSA and TAP
Educational and Training Vouchers
School-Based Aid and Outside Scholarships
ACS College Room and Board Support
Foster Youth College Success Initiative (FYCSI) Funding
New York Opportunity Programs
CUNY Support and Opportunity Programs
Fair Futures Guide to the Dorm Project
Career Development Tools
Housing & Independent Living
Mandatory Training on Applying to and Obtaining Housing - Presentation
Workshop Wednesday - Supportive Housing Myth Busting
Workshop Wednesday - Breaking Barriers: Helping older youth transition into permanent housing
Applying to and Obtaining a NYCHA apartment
Youth Consent to NYCHA Advocacy
APPLA Certification Letter
APPLA NYCHA Employment Letter
Memorandum of Attestation
Applying to and Obtaining Supportive Housing: NY/NY3
NY/NY 3 Housing Providers
Applying to and Obtaining Supportive Housing: NYC 15
NYC 15 Housing Providers
Applying to and Obtaining Supportive Permanent Housing – Harlem Dowling
McLaughlin Supportive Housing Residence
Applying Directly to Section 8 from Foster Care
Transitioning to Permanent Housing - Using a Portable Section 8 Voucher
Transitioning to Permanent Housing - NYC Affordable Housing Lottery
Transitioning to Permanent Housing - Fair Futures Manual
Transitioning to Permanent Housing - Using a Portable Section 8 Voucher
Workshop Wednesday - Breaking Barriers: Helping older youth transition into permanent housing
Supervision Tools
Mental Health Tools
