HOME4ME

THE LEG UP ON LIFE(LUOL) PROGRAM PROVIDES GUIDANCE, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND REAL LIFE LIFE SKILLS TO TEENS IN FOSTER CARE AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE AGED OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. LUOL COLLEGE CONNECTION SUPPORTS EMANCIPATED YOUTH THROUGHOUT THEIR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE AND BEYOND BY CREATING LIFE LONG CONNECTIONS AND DEVELOPING FAMILY CENTERED BONDS. LUOL ACRONYM IS: LEADERSHIP BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, EFFECTIVE LEADERS, CONNECTING WITH LIKE-MINDED GOALS, VISIONS, AND OR PURPOSE. ENTREPRENEURSHIP, DEVELOPING SKILLS, TALENTS AND GIFTS TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL IN THE FIELD AND INDUSTRY CHOSEN TO PURSUE. GROOMING PREPARING FOR PURPOSE, PERSONAL PRESENTATIONS, APPAREL, APPEARANCE & APPROACH TO YOUR LONG TERM GOALS. LIVING SKILLS EFFECTIVELY NAVIGATING CHALLENGES, SOCIAL SKILLS, COMMUNICATION, HOUSEHOLD SKILLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN ALL AREAS. INNOVATIVE CHOICES WHAT CAREER WORK REDINESS OR ENTREPRENEURIAL PATH YOU DESIRE AND WHAT CREATIVE TOOLS TO ACHIEVE YOUR CHOICES. EDUCATIONAL PATHS - DEVELOPING INDIVIDUAL ROAD MAPS TO THE EDUCATIONAL PATH NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR CAREER, TRADE OR ENTREPRENEURIAL GOALS.

A DAY IN REAL LIFE IS A SERIES OF HANDS ON LIFE SKILLS AND ASSIMILATIONS THAT TEACH REAL LIFE SKILLS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, COLLEGE PREP AND WHICH EDUCATIONAL PATH TO YOUR GOALS, DREAMS AND AMBITIONS. FROM MAKING YOUR BED, WASHING CLOTHES AND CLEANING HOUSE TO DENTAL HYGIENE, COOKING IN VS EATING OUT, WE TEACH EVERYDAY LIFE SKILLS THAT ARE MISSING IN TODAYS SOCIETY. FROM CREDIT TO DRIVER LICENSE, WE MAKE SURE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ACHIEVING AGA APPROPRIATE GOALS, SKILLS AND RECEIVING KNOWLEDGE, OPPORTUNITIES AND TOOLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL YOUNG PRODUCTIVE ASSETS TO THE COMMUNITY. ESSENTIALS - BED-IN-A-BAGS, FILL-A-SUITCASE, GIFT CARDS, TEENS IN FOSTER CARE RESOURCES END ON THEIR 18TH BIRTHDAY. WHILE IN THE SYSTEM THE AVERAGE MOVE IS 6 TIMES OR MORE. YOUTH ARE GIVEN A BLACK GARBAGE BAG TO MOVE THEIR ITEMS WHICH HAS A NEGATIVE ON THEIR SELF-ESTEEM AND MENTAL HEALTH. HOME4ME PROVIDES THEM WITH A NEW SUITCASE FILLED WITH TOWELS SETS, SHEET SETS, AN UMBRELLA, RESOURCES AND GIFT CARDS. THEY ALSO RECEEIVE A BED-IN-A-BAG BECAUSE WE DONT KNOW WHAT SITUATION THEY ARE GOING INTO, BUT WE DO KNOW THEY CANNOT CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE AND WE WOULD RATHER THEY HAVE A BLANKET TO KICK OFF IF IT IS HOT THAN TO NOT HAVE ONE AND ITS COLD. WE ALSO MAKE SURE AT EVERY EVENT WE HOST A WORKSHOP EVENT ASSIMILATION THAT THEY RECEIVE A GIFT CARD TO PURCHASE WHAT THEY WANT.