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SOS Children’s Village

LB Class XXVIITeam Prodomus

Agenda

SOS Mission Statement Proposed initiatives Ad-Hoc Youth Accomplishments Seminar Impact Lessons Learned Community Impact / Sustainability Recommendations Popcorn time Questions

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SOS Children’s Family

Mission Statement

To provide a nurturing environment that empowers children, youth, and families to achieve their potential.

Prodomus = “for the home”

Team name reflects our passion, solidarity, and commitment on behalf of SOS.

Team grew into a family.

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SOS Children’s Villages Project Request“Moving forward, Moving up”

1. Job Skill Seminars

2. Job Fair

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Prodomus Proposed Objectives

1. Focus Group / Ad-Hoc Group2. Skill Seminars3. iChange Youth Conference: Change Your World4. Shadowing Program / Mentor Matching5. Vocational Training6. Business Site Visits7. Community Advisory Board8. SOS Summit9. SOS Manual Resource Book / Project

Sustainability10. Directory of Community Resources

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Ad-Hoc Youth Committee (AHYC)

Seminar Topics1. Decision Making Skills2. High-level Budgeting3. Rent to Buy4. Time Management/procrastination5. Confidence/Assertiveness

Job Fairs6. Skill Set Improvement Priority7. Existing Job Fairs

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What Was Accomplished

IKEA Company Visit

Additional Resources Manual

Skill Seminars Icebreaker / Teambuilding / Expressive Arts Workshop Playful Transformation: Make Your Life a Masterpiece Your Money Counts – Managing Your Money Job Readiness

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Impact of Seminars

1. Icebreaker - Janet Erlick Post-workshop feedback was very positive with nearly all participants

“agreed” or “strongly agreed” that the workshop was beneficial to them

2. Playful Transformations – Kristen Mackey Using five creative powers (Vision, Attraction, Shed, Align, and

Express) Created new conditions, got organized and manage stress while

enjoying the process of personal transformation

3. Your Money Counts – Jackie Tufts Fundamentals of banking, how to save money and basic investment

options.

4. Job Readiness – John Cook / Karla Dejean Identify passions, interests and specific steps to accomplish their

dreams.

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Adapting to Change: Lessons Learned

1. Resource Constraints• Time Constraints

2. Engagement of SOS Participants• After-Care Participation

3. Continuum of Care• Comprehensive series of seminars

4. Youth as Leaders• Active role in preparing, developing and hosting the workshops

5. Community Resources

Community Impact / Sustainability

Directory of Resources SOS Manual Mentorship and Shadowing Program On-going Skills Training

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Recommendations

1. SOS Volunteer Engagement with available resources

2. Annual After-Care Participant “Homecoming”

3. Establish a Planned Continuum of Care

4. Empower the SOS Youth

5. Establish SOS After Care Advisory Board