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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05061997 - D1 • TO: .BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra Costa FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE County DATE: May 6 , 1997. CUK�`Py SUBJECT: PROPOSED RESPONSE TO REPORT NO. 9701 OF THE 1996-1997 GRAND JURY SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS: 1 . Adopt this report of our Committee as the Board of Supervisors ' response to 1996-1997 Grand Jury Report No. 9701 : "Independent Living Skills Program of Contra Costa County. " 2 . Remove this item as a referral to our Committee. BACKGROUND: The 1996-1997 Grand Jury filed the above report, which was reviewed by the Board of Supervisors and subsequently referred to the Family & Human Services Committee. On April 28, 1997 our Committee met to discuss the recommendations and review proposed responses . At the conclusion of those discussions, we prepared this report which clearly specifies : A. Whether the recommendation is accepted or adopted; B. If the recommendation is accepted, a statement as to who will be responsible for implementation and a definite target date; C. A delineation of the constraints if a recommendation is accepted but cannot be implemented within the calendar year; and D. The reason for not adopting a recommendation. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER MARK DESAULNIER DONNA GER E SIGNATURE(S): .ACTION OF BOARD ON May 6, 1997 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER X APPROVED Recommendation No. 1, as set forth above; and AMENDED Recommendation No. 2 to retain this matter on referral to the Family and Human Services Committee for bi-annual review of the Independent Living Skills Program wi°th consideration for the establishment within the Program for a mentoring component. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ---------------- ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN, Dean Lucas 335-1077 ATTESTED May 6, 1997 Contact: Family & Human Services Committee PH TCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF cc: County Administrator allPERSANDCOUNTYAD, INI RATOR Superior Court Presiding Judge Grand Jury Foreperson County Counsel B Social Service Director "INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS PROGRAM OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY" REPORT NO. 9701 FINDINGS Overview FINDING NO. 3 : There is an active outreach program to encourage youths, as they turn 16, to participate in the program. This is done by referral from a social worker, a letter from the program, personal contact with the youths and contacts with the group homes and foster parents . Currently, about 400 youths are eligible to participate in the program. ILSP has 125 youth who chose to participate in some part of the program during program year 1995-96 . RESPONSE: In general, we are pleased to accept the findings of the Grand Jury but would like to clarify a few statistics mentioned in the report. In FY 95/96, Independent Living Skills Program ( ILSP) services were offered to 326 youth of which 298 took advantage of the services . Funding FINDING NO. 1: In program year 1995-96, the program had a budget of $242 ,900. RESPONSE: ILSP is a federal program with a $283,292 FY 95/96 budget. FINDING NO. 2 : In addition to the federal money, the program has benefited from a three year $150,000 grant from the Child Welfare League of America. This grant was specifically designated to assist with a peer outreach program aimed at youths in group homes . Approximately $40,000 of the grant funds is available for the 1996-97 program year. RESPONSE: The ILSP received a two-year grant from the Child Welfare League of America for FY 94/95 and FY 95/96 . $40,000 was rolled over into FY 96/97 . Programming was adjusted to continue the outreach program targeted toward group home foster children developed through this grant. -1- The 1996-97 Contra Costa County Grand Jury recommends that: RECOMMENDATION NO. 1 : The Director of the ILSP make a presentation of the program and its achievements annually to the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors . RESPONSE: A. This recommendation is accepted. B. The Department is required to submit to the California Department of Social Services an annual report outlining program achievements . This report will be provided to the Board of Supervisors . RECOMMENDATION NO. 2 : The Board make a public commitment to support this program and the youths who participate. RESPONSE: a. This recommendation is accepted. B. The Board of Supervisors supports the Independent Living Skills Program which was developed to promote foster teens who can live an independent life upon emancipation from foster care. RECOMMENDATION NO. 3 : The Board of Supervisors assist this program in every way possible in order to sustain its outstanding success . This includes providing funding to augment current federal funding and commitment to replace the full federal funding in the event it becomes unavailable. RESPONSE: A. This recommendation is accepted. B. Due to the success of ILSP statewide, we do not foresee any problems in respect to loss of federal and state funding for this popular program. However, if federal funding should become unavailable, we are committed to finding local funding to support this program. With additional funding from the Board of Supervisors, the program could provide the following service enhancements : lower the age limits to include 14- and 15-year-olds, augment -2- the Outreach Program to group homes, provide a mentoring component, and increase after-care, follow-up services for those who have completed the program. RECOMMENDATION NO. 4 : The ILSP staff develop a strategic plan addressing alternative funding sources in the event- federal funding is cut or eliminated. RESPONSE: A. This recommendation is accepted. B. The Department has been looking at ways to augment current funding through seeking foundation support and possibly developing a trust account to assist emancipating teens when they must live on their, own. Ongoing support of the program, should federal funds become unavailable, will most likely come out of existing child welfare allocations. RECOMMENDATION NO. 5: The ILSP staff develop specific guidelines and an implementation plan for a volunteer mentoring program. Included would be: ♦ Working with various volunteer sources in the area to recruit mentors including the Volunteer Center of Contra Costa County, The Mentoring Center l' of Oakland, community involvement programs for major employers in the county, local service clubs, Chambers of Commerce and various retiree organizations . ♦ Seeking interns and community service volunteers from among the students in area colleges and universities . RESPONSE: A. This recommendation is accepted. B. ILSP staff will work with the Oakland Mentoring Center to develop knowledge on how a successful voluntary mentoring program should function. The Mentoring Center will also be used as a recourse for training material and to obtain greater staff input. The Department will work collaboratively with the Contra Costa County volunteer program, local business community, college students and former ILSP youth who have emancipated from foster care and are now willing to work with youth who currently are in foster care. -3- RECOMMENDATION NO. 6 : The ILSP staff accelerate its efforts for transitional housing by looking at other possible ;resources such as the Department of Housing and Urban Development and local housing authorities . RESPONSE: A. This recommendation is accepted. B. We are advised that the Transitional Housing Program proposal that. was originally approved by the California Department of Social Services, and then denied approval, has again received approval . The Department is working with FamiliesFirst to implement this plan which will allow minors who meet specific criteria to live independently prior to their emancipation from foster care. RECOMMENDATION NO. 7: The ILSP staff seek creative ways to provide temporary transitional housing for those youths who are emancipated and have nowhere to go. RESPONSE: A. This recommendation is accepted. B. In addition to the plan noted above, the Department will consult with the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding available resources . RECOMMENDATION NO. 8: The ILSP staff work with all major employers in the county to provide internships and on'-the-job training for youth in the program. RESPONSE: A. This recommendation is accepted. B. The ILSP Job Developer is currently working with major employers in the County;, to provide internships and on-the-job training for youth in the program. The program has' worked 'to establish relationships with major employers and community organizations . Through this process the Job Developer works closely with the Chamber of Commerce offices in Central, West and East County as well as all youth programs to identify ',new and existing employers seeking potential applicants for employment. An ongoing employment -4- outreach is conducted to inform employers of the ILSP and what its goals and purposes ; are. Through networking with major employers, ILSP has established on-the-job training agreements with companies throughout Contra Costa County. Some of these businesses joining ILSP in providing training for youth are listed as follows : Robin' s Nest Child Care Center; YMCA of Richmond; University of California, Berkeley; Marshall 's Department Store; Union Banks of San Francisco; Round Table Pizza; Chief Auto Parts; and the United Parcel Service. Other components of the Job Developer duties include outreach and participating in the Contra Costa County Job Developer' s Consortium (CCCJDC) . This group of service providers meets every second Tuesday morning at the Office of Education to discuss new and existing employment opportunities throughout the County. As a bonus the CCCJDC invites employers in to speak to the group regarding their companies and upcoming employment opportunities . ILSP also encourages youth to participate in volunteer work to gain work habits . In this process the program has identified employers/businesses willing to embrace youth in volunteer work and provide excellent training. RECOMMENDATION NO. 9: The ILSP staff hire an educational specialist to handle the education component of the program. RESPONSE: A. This recommendation is accepted. B. ILSP has had an education specialist since September of 1996 . She is responsible for working with all youth who are interested in attending college and vocational or trade schools . She is also responsible for arranging ILSP college tours, ILSP senior nights, financial aid workshops and meeting with youth on a one-on-one basis. She has also created an ILSP college scholarship directory as well as a senior handbook. RECOMMENDATION NO. 10: The ILSP staff prepare a marketing program where staff and youth present the program to the public. RESPONSE: A. This recommendation is accepted. -5- B. ILSP has been very successful with marketing the program. The staff and youth have been invited to several local events to share information about the program. Staff and youth have also spoken with the Lafayette and Orinda Rotary Club as well as the Lamorinda and San Ramon Soroptimist Club. They will continue to speak with other business groups and organizations throughout the community. -6- CONTRA COSTA COUNTY INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS PROGRAM "WE DEAL IN FUTURES" ANNUAL RETREAT Each September the Independent Living Skills Program (ILSP) begins its program with an all day retreat to kick off the activities for the upcoming year. Young people from all over the county come for a day of fun, food, recreation, and games that will help them begin to think about their futures and build their self esteem. ILSP reserves a location that allows for various recreational activities, such as volleyball and swimming. Young people are transported to the retreat by buses which maximizes attendance. The group is facilitated by two trainers who have extensive experience working with adolescents, and activities are structured to provide maximum interaction. Participants engage in games that help them with communication skills and self-esteem issues. These structured times are intermixed with non-structured times that allow for informal socializing. Also, included in the day's program is an overview,of planned ILSP activities for the coming year to encourage greater participation in this year's activities. The retreat concludes with a raffle of prizes that helps youth set up their own apartments when they move out on their own. FUTURES NIGHTS Futures Nights are two hour meetings held once a month, which allow participants to get to know one another and socialize while learning about important issues. Each lecture is structured to allow young people to learn in depth about one particular topic. Examples of Future Night topics include: housing, legal rights of foster youth, college preparation, vocational training programs, financial aid, and multiculturalism. Speakers may be brought in or the presentation is conducted by an ILSP staff person. Young people have the opportunity to ask questions and learn as much as they can in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. SOCIAL GATHERINGS ILSP has at least two social gatherings during the year. One is a holiday party and the other is a trip to an amusement park, such as Great America or Water World. We believe that a part of successful adulthood is building and maintaining relationships. This has not always been easy for young people in foster or group care. Additionally, it is always easier to learn in an environment in which young people are having a good time. Thus, the purpose of ILSP social events are to bring people closer together, build a strong network of support among youth in ILSP and create an arena where youth have a constructive environment to have fun. 1 CALIFORNIA YOUTH CONNECTION California Youth Connection (CYC) is part of a statewide organization of youth in ILSP programs. CYC is facilitated by the youth solely with the goal of building a statewide network for support and advocacy on foster care issues. CYC has successfully lobbied for the passage of legislation effecting Foster Youth such as: Foster Youth drivers license law, as well as the law that now lets foster youth save as much money as they can to prepare themselves for emancipation without affecting the AFDC-FC grant. Currently, CYC is working on a law that will enable foster youth who attend University of California and California State University campuses to be able to stay in the resident halls during vacation periods. This will allow foster youth a place to stay during these times, who do not have families. CYC youth meet on a regular basis, both locally and state-wide, to discuss important foster care issues and decide courses of action. CYC benefits youth by increasing their knowledge of the legislative process and providing a forum to learn organizational and advocacy skills. Here are a few examples of qualities that youth acquire: self esteem, public speaking skills and self confidence. Our local CYC chapter has been busy recruiting new members as well as participating in fundraising activities. We recently held a car wash and pizza takeover. Through both efforts our youth were able to raise over$500.00. This money will be used to help our youth plan and organize other CYC events as well as travel to the state wide conference in March. COLLEGE TOURS Each year ILSP takes interested ILSP participants on tours of local two and four year colleges and universities. This optional activity has provided young people with exposure and an opportunity to be on a collegiate campus for the first time to get a feeling of what college would actually be like. Tours of the campus are provided by current college students and include a preview of the lecture halls, resident halls, social and recreational facilities as well. Local colleges visited last year were Sonoma State, Santa Rosa Community College, Diablo Valley College, Contra Costa Community College, Los Medanos Community College, St. Mary's College, California State University, Hayward, Mills College, and Humboldt State University. In addition, ILSP participated in the Mills Overnight Program sponsored by Mills College. Young women who attended this overnight program actually attended classes, talked to instructors, toured the campus, and had a special dinner in their honor. They also stayed in the resident halls with a current student who was their host for the two day event. Mills also sponsors an "Expanding Your Horizons" workshop for young women; ILSP has also participated in the "510" College Connection Fairs sponsored by St. Mary's College. : PARENTING / SEXUAL RESPONSIBILITY CLASS ILSP believes it is critical to offer young people a class about the consequences of being sexually active and the realities and responsibilities of parenting. Beginning in 1994, we offered an 18 hour session on these topics that we believe will result in more responsible choices made by our youth. Topics covered in the responsibility seminar included: birth control, prenatal care, the parenting experience, child development, the birth experience and assuming parental roles. This class has attracted both young men and young women and is taught by instructors who have extensive teaching experience in parenting classes for adults and youth. COOKING CLASS The Independent Living Skills Program (ILSP) Cooking Class is another mini-course designed to teach young people how to prepare meals prior to moving out on their own. ILSP encourages young people to learn cooking skills to cut down on future expenses incurred by eating out, as well as to develop healthy eating habits. The Cooking Class series is a total of 10 hours, presented in two hour sessions over several weeks. The optimum class size is fifteen young people. The main theme of the class is how to cook things with whatever you have in your kitchen, realizing that most young people out on their own will not have fully stocked kitchens or be able to always cook from recipes. Participants have the opportunity to cook four meals during the course. This approach makes the class very realistic and beneficial to young people. Specific skills taught in the class include reading recipes, menu development, nutrition, dinning etiquette and meal preparation. The class closes with graduation ceremonies in which participants in the class are given a kitchen starter set to put away for when they move out on their own. ROPES COURSE The Ropes Course is an overnight camping trip which provides the youth with a change of scenery. At the course youth are able to work together in small groups to focus on communication skills, team building, trust, and goal setting. This year's Ropes Course was attended by 27 youth. All of the youth who attended, really enjoyed the course. Several mentioned that by participating in the Ropes Course, it was their first time being at a camp facility. LIVING SKILLS CLASSES The Living Skills Class is the core course in the Independent Living Skills Program curriculum. It is offered in conjunction with the local Community Colleges: Contra Costa College (West County) and Los Medanos College ( East/Central County) and is therefore available in each of the three regions of Contra Costa County. The class has two components, one for young people and the other component for group home staff/foster parents working with young people. The curricula focuses.on basic life skills, establishing positive relationships, housing, and the process of leaving home. The class consists of 27 hours of training for both young people and adults. It is offered 2 hours per night for 7 weeks, plus two Saturday sessions. Because it is offered through the Community Colleges, young people who complete the class can earn 4.5 high school credits or 1.5 college credits. Two instructors are used in the class for young people, with an optimum class size of 25. Primarily, the purpose of the curriculum for young people is to teach practical and tangible living skills. The adult class is ideally taught with a foster parent/child welfare professional team, with the same class size suggested. The adult class is to help foster parents and group home staff determine how they can intervene to help young people reach their goals once they move out on their own. The topics that the course covers are as follows: * Apartment Hunting (meeting landlords, learning about leasing / renting ) * Budgeting and Banking ( money management/ grocery shopping ) * Dealing with Authority * Dealing with Leaving Foster Care * Decision Making * Effective Communication Skills * Goal Setting * Health and Nutrition * Independent City ( simulation of life ) * Job Development (resume writing / interview prep) * Relationships * Self Esteem Building * Team building * Cultural Diversity In the classes, group process and role playing are utilized to facilitate learning. At certain times, youth and adult classes meet jointly. The showing of the videos " The Power of Choice" and "Just Chill, Dealing with Anger" are two of the joint courses. With this type of a format, individual issues can be discussed, and participants can learn from their peers and maximize the learning process for all. ANNUAL RECOGNITION DINNER The Independent Living Skills Program honors graduating seniors each June with a formal dinner and program, which sends them off into the "adult world." Invitations are sent to all young people in ILSP, their caretakers, ILSP contractors, Advisory Board members, Grand Jury members, Department of Social Service staff, volunteers and other friends of the program. A mixer hour precedes the dinner, which is held at a local community center. The evening includes current ILSP youth, former participants who have graduated from college, or vocational training programs, foster parents, and staff speakers. There is entertainment and a slides show highlighting the year's events. The evening concludes with gifts and certificates given to the graduates. This dinner is known in the community as a peak `marker' event in which the efforts of many people working in ILSP and the positive outcomes of the program are recognized and celebrated. : CHILD WELFARE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (CWLA) Job's R Us Contra Costa County Social Services Department, and the Independent Living Skills Program along with the Child Welfare League of America have worked together in implementing the Jobs R Us project (JRU). The JRU project's primary goal is to bridge the gap between at risk, hard to serve youth who are living in group homes, and the Independent Living Skills Program. The project was designed to provide job development skills and employment services to youth. Group homes have been our target in terms of participation as well as location to host the JRU workshops. The JRU workshops run for 20 weeks at a hour and a half per week. Some of the topics areas covered are as follows: • Master and Applicant Job Application • Job Search Assistance • Remedial Education and Basic Skills Training • Interest Inventory • School to Work Exploration • Vocational Exploration • Preparing Resumes • Setting Goals • How to Read and Interpret Want-ads for Employment, (No Experience Necessary Ads, Blind Ads, Private Employment Agency Ads and Commission Only Ads) • Employers' Expectations • Time/Money Management • Interviewing Techniques • Employment Eligibility Verification Procedures • Cultural Diversity in the Workplace • Networking • Building Self Esteem • Community Service Projects From the inception of JRU another goal was to provide ILSP youth with employment. We have been very successful in fulfilling that goal. ILSP participants have been hired as peer counselors and youth associates to go into the group homes and work with the youth. Both the peer counselors and youth associates have been trained how to conduct the workshops as well as how to work with the group dynamics of youth who lack motivation and self esteem. Peer counselors are paid $ 7.00 per hour , while youth associates are paid $ 10.00 per hour. : STATISTICAL REPORT Program Participants: • Jobs R Us served 42 youth with weekly meetings during the second phase cycle. Of the Jobs R Us youth, 31 began to participate in mainstream ILSP activities after 7 weeks. • 96% of Jobs R Us youth had no job training skills prior to their involvement with JRU. • 89% of Jobs R Us youth indicated that their participation in Jobs R Us has increased their employability confidence. • 92% of Jobs R Us youth were able to obtain part-time/summer employment entry- level jobs. • 32% of Jobs R Us youth are still working in part time employment positions. • Pre/Post Employment Readiness Test Scores Week 1 --25 percentile/Week 11 -- 82 percentile • 61% of Jobs R Us youth have started to participate in mainstream ILSP services, since the inception of JRU. The following are some short stories and a letter about young people who have participated in our program: Teresa Briggs: Teresa first was introduced to ILSP as a 16 year old. She participated on and off in ILSP activities. She was involved in California Youth Connection (CYC) for a short period of time. Over the course of the next two years, Teresa moved from foster care placement to a relative care placement, to living from friend to friend. During this time, Teresa started to work with a ILSP mentor. Through that relationship, Teresa was able to graduate from high school (she refused to take the GED), worked at several part- time job's and secured housing. Recently, Teresa enrolled at San Francisco City College, and is now employed at the San Francisco Hilton Hotel. Phu Nguyen: Phu started participating in ILSP in his senior year of high school. Phu was very short tempered and rumored to be suicidal. Once he started to participate in ILSP and find out about college and the services that were available to him, he began to take advantage of the program. His attitude slowly started to change, and he started to believe in himself and set goals for himself. Phu is now a freshman at San Jose State University. Letter from Phu dated September 16, 1996 "It has been quite a while that I have had a chance to talk with you and ILSP staff. I would like to thank you and the ILSP staff for helping me in a mental and financial way. I really don't know how to pay back the contribution that ILSP has given to me. A million thanks to you and ILSP staff from the bottom of my heart. So far I have been doing very good in all of my classes and my daily life. I am aiming for all A's. I also have a job on campus working in the library. Please say hello to all of the ILSP staff and tell them Thanks for their help. Here's a poem please share it with the other ILSP youth." "Oh my dear sons and my dear daughters, we are not born to be slaves, or to be known as servile. We are here to walk on God's faith. It will be hard, rough, and full of hate, but because of today and tomorrow we need to overpass all of our sorrows and live and believe in the good 'ol tomorrow." Love, Phu Dominique Hughes: Dominique was a participant in ILSP in 1989/90. After attending Diablo Valley College she transferred to University of California at Santa Cruz. Dominique has always kept in touch with ILSP staff throughout her undergraduate years. In the summer of 1995, Dominique worked as an intern peer counselor with our ILS program. After returning to UC Santa Cruz, Dominique began to work with the Santa Cruz County ILS program. Dominique graduated from college in June 1996, and is now living in Sacramento where she is employed as a group home counselor. Dominique will soon be entering graduate school and plans to continue to be a part of our program and to meet with the youth as needed. Chuck Davis: Chuck was a participant in ILSP from 1990-92. Chuck was not focused in high school. However, he was actively involved with ILSP. Things began to change in Chuck's life when he attended a college night and decided that he wanted to further his education despite the fact that his overall grade point average was a 1.3. The ILSP staff assisted Chuck in applying to Saint Mary's College. He was admitted to the college through the High Potential Program. Each year in college, Chuck voluntarily hosted college tours for ILSP youth and shared his success story of never giving up. Chuck graduated from Saint Mary's College in June 1996, with a 3.4 grade point average in History and plans to attend graduate school. ILSP was honored to have Chuck Davis as one of the three keynote speakers at the Annual Senior Recognition Dinner. Chuck's experiences teach us that no matter what the circumstances may be, if you truly work hard you can overcome all odds. r staN d cowomla./Nanh and WeMare Agency Camon is Oepen neat of Sodal Services _ Send this copy to: CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES Information Services Bureau 744 P Street, M.S. 12-91 Sactafnento, CA 95914 INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM(ILP) Annual Statistical Report Federal Fiscal Year 19% countyn County Code (October 1, 1995 through September 30, 1996) t n► PART A: YOUTHS SERVED AND CLIENT CHARACTERISTICS 1.Youths to whom LP services were offered during the year (must equal total number of names submitted on SOC 405). ........ .. _...». .__.......«»..-».........-................................ 1 2. Youths who received ILP services during the year(sum of a and b below).............................................................n........................... 2 2 a. Youths who are single... ..................... ..............................2a 2 b. Youths who are married........................................................................................._................._............... b ..t.. 3. Youths who received ILP services and are parents.................................._.................................._..._....................................................... 3 a. Youths-Who,are teen lathers.:..._...._..........................._..................................................................... 3a b. Youths who are teen mothers............................................................._.........._.....».........._...._...._ 3b 4. Youths who received ILP services and have special needs(educational,mental and/or physical)........................................................ 4 S. Youths who received ILP services and are no longer In foster care(age 18-21).................................................................................. s 6. Youths who received ILP services during the six month period following exit from taster care............................................................. 6 RLL 7. Youths In Probation Department who received ILP services._........................................_.................................................................. 7 S. Youths in County Welfare Department who received ILP services.......................................................................................................... e z�G PART B: PROGRAM OUTCOMEICUENT PROGRESS 9. Youths who completed ILP services or a component of services................:.......................................................................................... 9 2 73 10. Youths who are continuing to receive ILP services.................................................................................................................... 10 2- 11. -11.Youths who completed high school/GED or adult education................................................._......_....._......_......_......_.............._... 1 t 12. Youths continuing and/or currently enrolled M high schoolIGED or adult education...._....................................................................... 12 Ig 13. Youths who have completed vocational or on-theJob training........._......».»...._..__.........»........._........._........................._................... t 3 f 1 -7 14. Youths continuing and/or currently enrolled In vocational education or on-the-job training.................................................................. 14 15. Youths enrolled In college(sum of a and b below)......................................_...._...._...._...._...._...._....._.........._.:............................... Is HE a. Community college ».._. ...»..._..«..._.««.._.__. ..._..._..._..._..»»«. �... _... ..«...«. _.. .__ 16a b. Four year lMiversity, » _».« :......_...».._ ._.._.._.»«.....----- � 16. Youths who obtained employment(sum of a and b below).._.. .....» r...................... ......................... 16 a. Youth's who obtained full-time employment........_..........._................................................................... 16a , s b. Youths who obtained part-time employment...........»............................................................................ 16 3 17. Youths enlisted In military or Job Corps................................................................................................................................. 17 1 a. Youths actively seelting employment..................................................................................................................................... is 1� 19. Youths determined unemployable.SSI eligible,or other similar special category......._...:........................_......_................................... 19 23 20. Youths who are living independently of agency maintenance programs............................................._......_......................................... 20 R E, 21. Youths who obtained subsidized housing ................................._........._............................................_...................._......................... 21 (/� 22. Youths who transitioned Into other government assisted services...................................................................................................... 22 2( 23. Youths who received transitional housing placement services..._............_.........................._......_....................._................_................ 23 24. Youths who requested and were denied transitional housing placement services......................_.........._.............................................. 24 25. Youths for whom no Information could be obtained.................................................................................................................................- 25 21-7 _ Person to contact ' !_ ekphone number Date -Ti r ��' t�N`P 10� ��13-7�$� ( 0-21% SOC 406x (7,96) ILSP STATISTICS SINCE INCEPTION OF PROGRAM 80- ®college Mm ilitary 70- ®work force 60- 60- 40 - 30- 20- 0 0- 50-40 -30-20- 0 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1996 Ledge: 1989: 29%- college 1992: 29%- college 1995: 59%- college 00%- military 00%- military 18%- military 71%- work force 70%-work force 23%- workforce 1990: 30%- college 1993: 29%- college 00%-'military 10%- military 70%- work force 61%-work force 1991: 33%- college 1994: 55%- college 00%- military 15%- military 67%-work force 30%-work force © Timothy Hamp, Independent Living Skills Program LS P 's Class of 1996 California Community College Private University M i I itary Work ---- Job Corps Vocational/Technical Program ......I. .... ..... California State University University of California 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 There was a total of 42 youth graduating from this year's program. 57.14% of ILSP Seniors planned to pursue post-secondary education or training. 42.86% of ILSP Seniors planned to work and have expressed no immediate plans for additional education. (D Timothy Hamp, Independent Living Skills Program