Older Youth Services

Our Older Youth Services include LifeSet, HELP - The Housing Employment Launching Program, BIPS, and ReUp215

LifeSet

The LifeSet program provides transition services to young adults, ages 17-23, who are leaving the foster care, juvenile justice, and mental health systems, or who would otherwise find themselves without the necessary skills and resources to live successfully at this critical junction in their young lives.

The program model provides a proven level of intense case management where the LifeSet staff is available to the young adults 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The assigned Specialists make a minimum of one face-to-face contact per week with each youth at the youth’s home, job, or wherever is most convenient. The number of sessions can be increased as needed to match the individual needs of each young adult.

The LifeSet program integrates both clinical and case management components to help ensure young people are engaged in the program and establish permanency, work towards their education, employment, and housing goals, and build basic independent living skills.

Click here to submit a referral to LifeSet.

Click here to read stories from former LifeSet participants.

HELP: Housing and Employment Launching Program

The Housing Prep program is an 8-week program that serves young people ages 18-23 who are aging out of DHS custody, facing housing instability, or who otherwise find themselves without appropriate housing skills.

It offers weekly, sequential lessons over 8 weeks to help young people build vital knowledge and skills around obtaining and maintaining independent, stable housing. In collaboration with the Older Youth Services Program participants also have access to individualized case management services.

Housing Employment Launching Program (HELP)

ONCE A WEEK 2 HOURS

 

In-person, 4601 Market St.

 

Program Includes

• 8-week workshop series focusing on topics such as navigating a lease, renter/tenant's rights, budgeting and credit recovery, resume building and maintaining employment, and more.
• Resources to connect participants with affordable housing options and gainful employment
• Weekly participation incentives - free lunch and transportation included.
• Individualized support and peer support

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Contact: HELP Coach Cipriana Arias, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

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BIPS: Bridge Intensive Prevention Services

BIPS (Bridge Intensive Prevention Services) is an after-school prevention program serving youth between 10 and 19 years of age who are at risk of penetrating the dependency and/or delinquent child welfare systems due to high-risk behaviors. BIPS has been serving around 150 Philadelphia youth each year since its start in 2011. Program goals include: improving family relationships, preventing risky behaviors, reducing negativity and resistance, improving communication, increasing motivation for change and reducing school dropout potential.

The program uses a hybrid model which consists of site- and home-based services for all youth enrolled in the program, allowing us to wrap our programming around our participants' needs. Programming is centered around evidence-based, trauma-informed services that help youth foster self-worth and resiliency, enabling them to have a greater sense of responsibility and future goals.

Site-based programming consists of the following components: conflict resolution, social-emotional competency building, mentoring and life skills training, educational recreation/field trips, individual case management, community service/engagement, and academic support.

ReUp215: Youth Diversion Program

ReUp215 is a new pilot program from Turning Points for Children that is working to provide teens with previous criminal justice involvement the opportunity for a fresh start. The program aims to reduce the number of youth in the juvenile justice system, set them on a path to complete education, remain free of further criminal charges, and prepare for life post-high school. 

ReUp215 works with youth 15-17 years old who are currently or have previously been involved in the juvenile justice system, lack significant family support, and are in need of stable housing. The program will connect each youth with a caseworker available with 24/7 support, a Peer Credible Messenger, a Mental Health Professional, Parental Engagement Support Worker, and community and school activities. 

Resources

In an effort to have a greater understanding of youth transitioning out of foster care, Turning Points for Children, a PHMC subsidiary, partnered with PHMC’s Research & Evaluation Group (R&E Group) to commission a needs assessment of local youth between the ages of 16 and 21. You can read the full report "Aging out of Care: A Needs Assessment for Turning Points for Children" by clicking here.