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Community college.

GED preparation and testing.

ESL - English as a Second language classes.

Adult basic education, including literacy, job seeking, and life skills education.

Citizenship preparation.

Tutors available in various locations in the Panhandle.

Single parent / displaced homemaker program provides career counseling, dependent care, non-traditional training, skills training, technology training, books and tuition, personal counseling, support groups, and transportation. Contact a student services advisor for information.

Veterans Upward Bound programs offer intensive basic skills development and short-term remedial courses for military veterans to help them successfully transition to post-secondary education.

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English as a Second Language
Community Colleges
Citizenship Education
Tutoring Services
High School Equivalency/GED Test Sites
Career Counseling
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Life Skills Education
Adult Basic Education
Literacy Programs

Provides assistance for youth, ages 17 up to age 23, who are preparing to exit or have 'aged out' of foster care or other court ordered placement, meet the challenges of living independently and transition successfully to adulthood.Case Management provides coordination and linkage to available community resources.

Services include life skills training and experimental learning opportunities, assistance in obtaining and maintaining a safe and stable place to live, assistance in identifying and achieving personal education and employment goals, access to financial assistance to meet emergency or short-term needs, and assistance in obtaining medical care and mental health services.

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Life Skills Education
Occupation Specific Job Training
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Supervised Living for Older Youth
Case/Care Management

Provides help to individuals with develop and to achieve life goals. Offers participants social-emotional support and acts as a bridge in making connections to immediate needs, as well as developing life-changing skills. The program has 3 phases, each phase lasting 60 days. The participant will meet one on one with a Fountain of Youth professional each week to see how they are progressing with their goals and what can be done to help. This program consists of each participant making an individual success plan that pertains to one of the following areas: knowledge of self and others, citizenship, basic life skills, education, health and wellbeing, financial literacy and workplace success. The program is a minimum of 60 days commitment and a maximum of 6 months.


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Life Skills Education
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Personal Financial Counseling
Helps individuals learn skills and utilize tools to create and maintain wellness and to make choices that lead to healthier outcomes. Part of the process includes creating a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) - which helps individuals discover simple, safe, and effective tools to create and maintain wellness, develop a daily plan to stay on track with life and wellness goals, and identify what throws goals off track and develop a plan to keep moving forward. This is led by trained facilitators who will also do follow-up to see if the plan needs updated at least twice a year.

Also offers the writing SMART Goals class. Here the person learns to write goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound. This is done by breaking down objectives into smaller, more manageable components that are easy to track and achieve. The goals can be about anything in the person's life.
Supports people with disabilities in learning new skills in the following areas: intellectual functioning, physical and emotional health and development, language and communication, cognitive functioning, social and community integration, functional skill development, behavior management, responsibility and self direction, daily living activities, self advocacy and mobility.

Offers to teach the life skills necessary to prevent further involvement with the criminal justice system. Life skills taught include, Decision-making, Conflict resolution, Coping, Communication, Future goal development.

Assists with life skills, such as self-care, cooking and money management. Also assists people with navigating their housing needs, benefit coordination, community resources, medications, therapy appointments and doctor appointments as well as supported employment.

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Supported Employment
Life Skills Education
Mental Health Related Community Support Services (CSS)

Offers a state-wide transitional and independent living coaching program, that includes educational and financial literacy programming, designed to provide support and guidance to youth and young adults ages 14-26 who have foster care or experience, are pregnant/parenting, or are homeless/near homeless.

Coaching assists these youth and young adults with the challenges of becoming independent. A Coach will work one-on-one with each of these youth to access their strengths and abilities, as well as assist the youth in identifying their personal vision for becoming a successful independent adult. A Coach will assist them in their time of transition and provide ongoing support.

Offers programs to youth that help them stay in school, learn life skills, prepare for the workplace, and develop healthy relationships. K-12th after school and summer programs include tutoring, after-school activities, meals, job training, and Bible studies. Young adult programs for ages 18-25 include job training, life skill classes, discipleship, educational assistance, and goal setting.

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Youth Centers
Youth Enrichment Programs
Life Skills Education

Offers to assist individuals who have been diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness in developing and maintaining their basic daily living skills, coping skills, problem solving skills, manage their illness, and live as independently as possible within the least restrictive environment.

Services may include skill building activities, long-term case management, group and individual counseling, advocacy, psychiatry, employment assistance.

Provides a holistic approach to changing unhealthy lifestyles, addressing issues that have caused chronic homelessness and preventing relapse to offend. Program uses group, one-on-one, referral, and follow-up contact to address all barriers to healthy, independent living.

These barriers may include, domestic violence, mental health, physical health, substance abuse, parenting, sexual health, employment issues, literacy and educational advancement, and budgeting and maintaining a household.

Mental health case management. Aids in assessment, planning, and support for a variety of needs. Assists with housing, public income entitlements, accessing various services, and more.

Case management services include, advocacy for mental health and other services, identifying and linking individuals with necessary resources, building skills for daily living.

Rent Wise is a tenant education program that helps people learn how to find and keep decent rental housing, and how to become successful renters. Renters who complete this program of six modules earn a certificate of completion to show potential landlords and property managers that they want to be good tenants.

Matt Talbot will offers this program quarterly.

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Financial Literacy Training
Life Skills Education
Parenting Skills Classes
Self Esteem Workshops

Provides special education services to students, ages 5 to 21, diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Classroom placements are determined by grade, ability levels and communication needs. The program utilizes Structured Teacch and Applied Behavior Analysis.

Bridge to Independence Program serves students aged 18-21, offering personalized chances to earn graduation credits. Emphasizing practical life and social skills, students are expected to secure and keep employment. Vocational training is mandatory, and "Bridge Entrepreneurial Projects" offer extra opportunities.

K -12 students, classrooms have a clear structure, using varied teaching methods and ongoing assessments. Students face stimulating materials and are motivated to showcase their knowledge and skills creatively and traditionally.

Vocational Services around 50-60% of students receive vocational services, covering career exploration, resume development, skills training, and hands-on work experiences.

Offers a comprehensive mental health center that provides outpatient individual, family, and group psychotherapy. Integrated Health and Community Outreach Programs offered through this location. Outreach programs include Jail Diversion programs, Integrated Health programs and Support Community Living programs.

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Diversion Programs
Mental Health Evaluation
Integrated Physical/Mental Health Services
Life Skills Education
General Counseling Services
Psychiatric Case Management
Offers those in need the opportunity to practice learned skills within the community. The program offers opportunities for clients to enhance their life skills, deal with day-to-day symptoms and life issues, manage their medication, leisure activities, social skills, health issues, and strategies to prevent isolation.
Services helping older, unconnected youth age 14-25 voluntarily transition successfully into adulthood. Examples of eligible youth would be those currently or formerly in foster care, homeless or near homeless without family support, past involvement with the juvenile justice system, or those on probation that meet specific qualifying circumstances.

Offers leadership opportunities, financial literacy and asset-building through Opportunity Passport, central navigation to connect to services, coaching toward goals, and gap funding for essential services or resources.

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Case/Care Management
Temporary Financial Assistance
Life Skills Education
The Training Advancement Skills in the Community (TASC) Day Habilitation program is an organized program of activities designed to foster the acquisition of skills, build positive social behavior and interpersonal competence, greater independence and personal choice. Day Habilitation services are designed and developed in a manner that is individualized and focused on enabling the member to attain or maintain their maximum potential. TASC defines the scope of these services and supports based on the identified needs and desires of the person served. Services offered enable and enhance the member's: intellectual functioning, physical and emotional health and development, language and communication development, cognitive functioning, socialization and community integration, functional skill development, behavior management, responsibility and self direction, daily living skills, self-advocacy skills or mobility.

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Independent Living Skills Instruction
Behavior Modification
Social Skills Training
Life Skills Education
Provides support to young adults to develop the skills and confidence needed to live self-sufficient, productive lives. Young people in the program work with their Independent Living Specialist to set goals in three focus areas: education, employment and independent living. With the guidance of their Specialist, young adults learn and practice skills to help them achieve their goals and thrive as independent adults.
Offers programs to youth that help them stay in school, learn life skills, prepare for the workplace, and develop healthy relationships. K-12th after school and summer programs include tutoring, after-school activities, meals, job training, and Bible studies. Young adult programs for ages 18-25 include job training, life skill classes, discipleship, educational assistance, and goal setting.

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Youth Centers
Youth Enrichment Programs
Life Skills Education
Supports people with disabilities in learning new skills in the following areas: intellectual functioning, physical and emotional health and development, language and communication, cognitive functioning, social and community integration, functional skill development, behavior management, responsibility and self direction, daily living activities, self advocacy and mobility.
Assistance for youth, 18 - 21 years of age, who have 'aged out' of foster care, meet the challenges of living independently, and achieve self efficiency.

Case management provides coordination and linkage to available community resources.

Services include life skills training and experimental learning opportunities, assistance in obtaining and maintaining a safe and stable place to live, assistance in identifying and achieving personal education and employment goals, access to financial assistance to meet emergency or short-term needs, and assistance in obtaining medical care and mental health services.

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Supervised Living for Older Youth
Life Skills Education
Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Music Therapy, Speech Therapy, Exercise and Sports Development Program, Counseling and Psychological Services, Nursing Services, Life Skills, Dietary services, Recreational Services.

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Occupational Therapy
Life Skills Education
Nutrition Education
Physical Therapy
Speech Therapy
General Counseling Services

Offers to help individuals who have been in foster care move towards stability and self-sufficiency in six areas: education, employment, housing, health, life skills and relationships.

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Life Skills Education
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups

Provides customers with the opportunity to promote self-improvement, stability, employment, savings, and other essential life skills. Rewards are earned after actively and consistently achieving goals outlined in their goal plans. A maximum of $200 per month can be earned.