AGENCY TESTIMONY
Fair Futures program and outcomes
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The Fair Futures program provides coaching and tutoring support to youth in foster care, helping them achieve positive outcomes and transition successfully to adulthood.
- Fair Futures expanded to provide ongoing support to youth up to age 26
- Over 4,000 youth benefited from Fair Futures coaching and/or tutoring in calendar year 2024
- 92% of young people coached for more than 90 days achieved at least three positive outcome goals
- Positive outcomes include reconnecting to high school, grade promotion, graduation, college enrollment, and job engagement
Jess Dannhauser
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Our overarching goal is for all of the children, youth, and families we serve to thrive.
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We have an important responsibility to the youth in our care and we strive to provide them with the tools and skills they need to become successful adults.
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We continue to listen to them who are in foster care or have been in foster care so that we continue to improve our programming to meet the needs they identify.
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Young people have helped shape programs such as Fair Futures, College Choice, and are soon to be launching Career Choice Program.
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Youth told us they needed ongoing support and to have someone involved in their case who is just there for them for them.
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As a result, we developed the Fair Futures coaching and tutoring model and have expanded it to providing ongoing support to youth up to the age of 26.
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In calendar year 2024, more than 4,000 youth benefited from Fair Futures coaching and or tutoring.
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Of the 2,000 young people coached for more than ninety days, ninety two percent achieved at least three positive outcome goals, such as reconnecting to high school, grade promotion, graduation, enrollment in college or vocational training, or successfully engaging in a job or internship.