Survival Skills for Youth promotes confidence, competence, positive social interaction, and motivation to improve success in educational, social, and employment settings. While SSY targets youth who have a history of failure in academic and/or employment settings, or is considered at-risk, the program has proven highly effective for all adolescents; because all of our kids are at risk in today’s world!

The program is participant-centered in philosophy and approach. It is peer-driven, gender equitable, and uses teaming and cooperative learning, based on the attributes of the resistance model and the resilience theory.

SSY consists of 10 three-hour workshops, bringing kids together and preparing them to move on in their life.

Workshop Topics
1. Respecting Self and Others
2. Planning and Reaching Goals
3. Communicating with Others
4. Advancing: Work and School
5. Understanding Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities
6. Getting Ready for Employment
7. Keeping a Job
8. Managing Money
9. Taking Care of Our Health
10. Celebrating Success

Youth progress from having an internal focus—what is going on with the individual and his/her immediate environment, to an external focus—what is occurring within his/her community.

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