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Independent Living/Life Skills Resources for Youth JUST FOR YOUTH TO SUPPORT THEIR JOURNEY TO ADULTHOOD.Many of these resources can be used in combination with life skills education activities OR can be stand-alone resources for youth in their personal transition to adulthood.
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Food Rules
Curriculum: Activities teach teens about kitchen tools, kitchen organization, sharing kitchens, food shopping, nutrition, meal planning, and kitchen safety. DVD: Teens launch a television show on healthy eating, but their efforts are almost sabotaged by the one who is a “junk food junkie.”
Our price: $169.00
Finding Our Place - A Guide for Young People Entering Foster Care
Written by young people currently or formerly in foster care, this is a breakthrough handbook for kids first entering the foster care system or for those in placement. Finding Our Place gives youth a kid-to-kid look at getting the best out of their placement.
Our price: $14.95
Facing Independence - Your Guide to Living on Your Own
A 59-page practical handbook for any youth who is anticipating moving out on his/her own. It is both a workbook and a reference book with basic information about finding a job, getting housing, preventing STD’s and more.
Our price: $6.00
Do You Have What It Takes? A Comprehensive Guide to Success After Foster Care By Teens Who Have Been There
The young adults of Represent magazine have written about charging off to their own apartments only to learn how lonely they are and losing first jobs due to conflicts with bosses. These stories engage teens and prepare them for the practical challenges they will face on the road to independence.
Our price: $35.00
Creative Life Skill Activities
Inspired by Daily Living’s “Clip & Save Page,” Creative Life Skill Activities is a collection of 100 activities used in life skill training programs throughout the nation. Every activity from this practical collection is ready to use.
Our price: $25.00
Connecting With Others - Lessons for Teaching Social and Emotional Competence
Effectively teaching skills that promote social and emotional competence, Connecting With Others uses a variety of instructional strategies. It takes into consideration cultural, ethnic, and gender diversity and contains activities with step-by-step instructions and teacher/leader scripts.
Our price: $42.95
Career Spins
Using fast moving images and music, this interactive software asks teens questions that can help them identify their unique skills and interests and offers a sample of career ideas that are practical and individualized. It can be an important step towards understanding their potential career goals.
Our price: $69.00
Car Dreams
Now, someone who doesn’t know a piston from a pedal can make a smart choice about buying a used car. Erik, the Car Dude, lays it all out. All the teen has to do is point, click and learn. This CD even helps make sense of different types of insurance and transferring a title.
Our price: $69.00
Apartment Hunt
Curriculum: Skill-building exercises include a “needs & wants” checklist, classified ad decoder, vital information organizer, and sample rental application and lease agreement. DVD: Six teens search for a suitable apartment in a humorous look at rental do’s and don’ts.
Our price: $169.00
Apartment Hunt
Finding the right apartment will never be easier. This step-by-step animated curriculum goes through the entire process, from figuring out personal “needs and wants” to visiting an apartment.
Our price: $69.00
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- Youth Advocacy, Development & Leadership
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