Independence Readiness?
Boys & Girls Haven supports, restores, and provides a safe haven to young adults ages 18-24 who have experienced trauma. As part of BGH’s spectrum of care, the Independence Readiness Program is designed to propel a new generation of young adults who are homeless toward a successful transition to adulthood. Services assist homeless young adults, and those from disrupted homes who are at high risk of homelessness, to thrive through career preparation, life-skills education, and training.
Modeled after our Pre-Independent Living Program that serves older teens “aging out” of foster care and the child welfare system, our “IR” services are specially designed for disconnected young people in community settings, equipping them with tools, resources, and individualized support needed so they can meet adulthood with confidence, purpose, and determination.
Independence Readiness is an innovative three-part program designed to assist youth in preparing for their future. Through a combination of life skills, mentoring, and career readiness training, Independence Readiness blends the following elements to give young adults in Louisville their very best chance.
Our unique program blends the following elements to give Kentucky kids their very best chance
Mentoring
Access to one-on-one mentoring and group-style mentoring. We also provide case management to ensure match retention.
Life Skills
Life skills are the skills that allow people to handle everything from interactions with others to identifying and processing their emotions. Life skills such as networking, leading, innovating, time management, and adaptability are critical to success in one’s career and social life. We provide individualized personality and independent living assessments (Daniel Memorial, YouScience, Skills to Pay the Bills), intensive case management, weekly independent living and pro-social groups, and access to Equine Assisted Therapy.
Career Readiness
In addition to individualized career assessments and career coaching, our young people have direct access to a funnel of internship, apprenticeship, and permanent employment placements.
Partnership
Commit to potentially host a young person for shadowing, apprenticeship, internship, or job placement. To get started, e-mail IndependenceReadiness@boyshaven.org.
Services Offered
Our Independence Readiness services work to combat the high levels of joblessness, chronic homelessness, and incarceration found in youth exiting foster care.
- Intensive Case Management
- Career Assessment
- Life Skills Classes
- Mentoring
- Coaching/Modeling
- Job Readiness
- Individual Therapy
- Family Therapy
- Medication Management Services
- Supportive Wraparound Services
- Resource Coordination/Referrals
Treatment Issues We Address
Our providers have extensive experience addressing our clients’ behavioral health needs. Treatment issues we address include but are not limited to:
- Grief and Loss
- Psychiatric Needs
- Medication Management
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Suicidal Ideation
- Sexual/Gender Identity Issues
- Case Management Needs
- Trauma and PTSD
- Self Esteem
- Anxiety
- ADHD
- Impulse Control
- Family Conflict
- Anger Management
- Depression
- Mood Disorders
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