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
Juvenile Justice Tools & Materials
Model Implementation Tools
Checklist for Implementation Success: Phase 1
Checklist for Implementation Success: Phase 2
Fair Futures Example Organizational Charts
Population Distinctions Across Juvenile Justice Programs
Additional External Resources
Fair Futures Staff Screening & Hiring Toolkit
Download the Fair Futures Coach Job Description Template
Download the Fair Futures Coach Supervisor Job Description Template
Download the Fair Futures Specialist Job Description Template
Fair Futures Trainings
Additional External Resources For Fair Futures Staff
Population Distinctions Across Juvenile Justice Programs
Coaching Tools
First 90 Days of Coaching
Sample Coaching Agreement
Sample Coaching Script
First School Visit
How to Structure a Coaching Conversation
Recommended/Best Practice Process For When a Young Person Does Not Engage with Their Coach
Middle School & High School Education Tools
K-12 Educational Advocacy Manual- Coming Soon!
Middle School Selection Guide
High School Selection Guide
Middle and High School Waitlists
Conducting Effective School Visits
Supporting Students with Promotion in Doubt (PID) Status
Best Practices and Tips: Helping Young People Re-engage and/or Re-enroll in High School
High School Promotion and Graduation Requirements
High School Graduation Checklist
Supporting Students with Promotion In Doubt (PID) Status
High School Graduation Options for Students with Disabilities
High School Graduation Requirements for English Language Learners (ELLs)
Guide to Transition Services & College Planning: Helping Students with Disabilities Move from School to Adulthood
Conducting Effective School Visits
Info on the new GED
Rocking the GED
High School Context for Youth in Close to Home (CTH) Placements
Transitioning from Close to Home (CTH) Placement
Best Practices and Tips: Helping Young People Re-engage and/or Re-enroll in High School
Alternative High School Selection and Application Guide
Vetted List of Alternative Middle and High Schools
Alternative Middle and High School Options
Rocking the GED
NYSED GED Information
Info on the new GED
DOE Pathways to Graduation (GED Programs)
Non-DOE Programs for HSE
K-12 Educational Advocacy Manual- Coming Soon!
Road to Success Tutoring Program
Special Education Consent Chart
Special Education Process & Timeline
IEP Red Flags
IEP Meeting Checklist
What to Ask During an IEP Visit
Section 504 Guide
DOE Special Education Escalations
Transfer Schools & YABC information
Transfer School Admissions Criteria & Guide
Templates: Special Education Referral Letters
High School Graduation Options for Students with Disabilities
High School Context for Youth in Close to Home (CTH) Placements
Guide to Transition Services & College Planning: Helping Students with Disabilities Move from School to Adulthood
College Tools
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
Remedial Needs and Co-requisite Courses at CUNY
Tips for Applying to SUNY
Selecting a Best-Fit College
Tips for Completing FAFSA and TAP
How to Apply for Educational and Training Vouchers (ETV)
School-Based Aid and Outside Scholarships
Fair Futures Guide to the College Choice Program
Foster Youth College Success Initiative (FYCSI) Information Sheet
College Choice Program - Guidelines for the 2022-2023 Academic Year
FYCSI Eligibility Form (OCFS-3165)
College Financial Aid Tips for Youth NOT Active in Foster Care
Financial Aid Options for Undocumented Students
New York Opportunity Programs
CUNY Support and Opportunity Programs
Fair Futures Guide to the College Choice Program
College Persistence Checklist
College Persistence Series: College Choice and Starting the Semester Strong (August 2022)
College Persistence Series: Mid-Semester & College Advising (October 2022)
College Persistence Series: The End of the Semester (April 2022)
College Persistence Series: Summer - The Shortest Season (June 2022)
Career Development Tools
Links to Our Favorite Career Exploration Tools
Career Exploration - Unique Approaches for Real Results
Online Career Test
Housing & Independent Living
Housing supports are in process. As helpful, please refer to this document for housing supports available to youth in foster care.
Housing & Independent Living
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
Home Goods Checklist
Building Independent Living Skills
Independent Living Budget Tool
Maintaining Housing Presentation | May 2022
Building Independent Living Skills | Fair Futures Manual