Outcomes
Results
| Education
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Job Training | Early Intervention + Prevention | Getting Youth Off the Streets | Other Program Measures + Outcomes |
New Avenues recognizes that in order to build long-term self-sufficiency, getting youth off the streets is only the first step. Given that up to three-quarters of older homeless youth are high school drop-outs (Moore, 2005), providing them with education and job training is essential to their long-term success.
| Outcome |
Result
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| Total number of youth received their GED FY'07-'08 |
37
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| Number of Youth enrolled in post-secondary education FY'07-'08 |
34
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Promoting Avenues to Employment (PAVE), New Avenues' highly regarded job training program, prepares and places homeless and at-risk youth into internships and jobs. All of the program's training curricula are designed in partnership with private sector employer advisory committees to meet the needs of local businesses. The job training program has achieved remarkable success in placing youth into jobs because of its strong partnerships with over 75 employers who often participate in classroom training.
| Outcome |
Result
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| Youth who obtained employment FY'07-'08 |
125
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| Youth in internships, vocational training or work experience FY'07-'08 |
49
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Nationally, teens exiting foster care are at higher risk of negative life experiences, including homelessness, unemployment or low-paying jobs, and school failure, compared to non-foster teens. The Fostering Independence Project, a collaboration between the Oregon Department of Human Services--Foster Care (DHS), Portland State University's Child Welfare Partnership (CWP) and New Avenues For Youth, is designed to prevent teens 13 to 17 from running away from foster care placement or exiting foster care without the supports and skills needed to prevent homelessness and to thrive. Additionally, our Outreach Program exists to reach youth who are eligible for services but are not accessing existing systems of care. This program has expanded to reach youth outside the downtown Portland area, and is successfully connecting hundreds of youth with the services they need.
| Outcome |
Result
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| Number of youth connected to services through outreach FY'07-'08 |
1,543
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Studies show that homeless youth cannot permanently leave the streets until they are stable - meaning they are engaged in counseling, accessing support services, taking care of their physical and mental health issues, and developing educational and employment skills.
| Outcome |
Result
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| Youth served by Day Services Center FY'07-'08 |
326
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| Youth accessing Day Services Center who committed to case management FY'07-'08 |
235
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Once New Avenues has successfully engaged youth in case management, the primary objective is to get them off the streets and into a safe and stable living situation. Case managers work with youth to reunite them with their families, when appropriate or to move them towards self-sufficiency. When reunification is not possible, case managers help to connect youth with stable housing and, in some cases, with group homes or treatment facilities.
| Outcome |
Result
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| Youth who successfully exited street life FY'07-'08 |
74
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