Reuse #2 More Than Words - Book Reuse
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Empowering youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business
Mass RecycleMarch 29, 2011
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The Business Job
Customer service Marketing Open mic and
author events Book knowledge &
skills
Barista skills Business Skills Customer service
Sourcing Department Inventory
management & sales Technology; database International shipping
STORE
CAFE
ONLINE
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The “YOU” Job
•Case management •ID, Bank acct,•Housing, health insurance•Advocacy and legal
Life Essentials
Exposure
Education
•Education coaching/tutoring•College prep•College site visits/sit-in on classes•Coordination with schools
•Site visits and shadow days every month •Businesses, trade schools and college connections•Workshops and trainings
Transition Support
•Goal and transition planning•Veteran & Alumni Services for 2 additional years•Job coaching & case management
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A Real-World Model
YOUTH
Application Process
YOUTH at MTW 6-12mos; over 25 hrs/ wk
BUSINESS JOB
YOU JOB
EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY
Re-engagement SERVICES
ALUMNI
employment
education
• Foster care • Court-involved• Homeless• Out of school
VETERANS
SELF EFFICACY
Transition
Services
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What, exactly, are we trying to accomplish?
Education
Progress through MTW: goal setting, effort investment, overcoming barriers
Securing life essentials: housing, health, legal Survey instrument: Locus of control/self-efficacy
Question Zero?
Question Zero?
Self-efficacy
Employment
Active Education plan: Passing & >90% attendance Attainment of GED or HS Diploma
2 years of college or certificate
Job readiness, attendance & punctuality & skill acquisition at MTW
Post MTW employment; stability & quality of job
“My first priority is to graduate High School. The plans that I have been working on in my YOU job are: getting my college applications in, creating a budget, getting a bank account, and looking
at more colleges.”
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Educational Attainment –Diploma or GED
HS Grad rate for minorities in MA ~50%
Research showing <35% foster youth w/
GED or diploma at 18
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Productivity – Work and/or School
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Exit 6 Mos 12 Mos 18 Mos 24 Mos
15%
23%30%
35%
46%
27%
58%
65%69% 69%
59%
84% 81%84% 81%
In College/Vocational Working FT/PT Productive in Work and/or School
• Intake: 56% of youth are enrolled in high school
• 70% of those in school are in alternative placements and all are struggling
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Court Involvement
60% of males in Foster Care are convicted of a
Crime
80% of inmates were once in the
foster care system
30% of males leaving foster
care are incarcerated within 1 year
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Join Our Movement
Donate Books
Host A Container
• Clear off your shelves and coordinate a book drive.
• Host a container at your site.
• Containers are 44 x 44 x 81.
• MTW handles all logistics!
Shop•Buy books and sip lattes! •Come to an event!
•Bring your book club or group
Empowering youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business
Mass RecycleMarch 29, 2011